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foreverinchina
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Nov 06, 2009 - 07:57 PM |
 
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Not sure whether they speak English on CCTV9
Some newsreaders, especialy those behind the screens, their pronunciation is hilarious.
And there is a guy, I think his name is James Chau, he has a kind of lip paralysis.
And when I see that Yang Rui I get a vomiting feeling. |
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victorinchina
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Chinglish at it's finest... |
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HAMLover
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I think James Chau is mesmerising. He is so odd, that I can't help but sit and watch him! It is def his big lips and accent that hook me in.
I think we forget that CCTV9 is not really made for foreigners....Because if it were they wouldn't insult our intelligence with the crap they put on there. |
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asdjason
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Nov 06, 2009 - 09:50 PM |
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CCTV also hired many native English speakers recently. |
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alixiw
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Nov 06, 2009 - 10:10 PM |
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I think James Chau has a lisp, no? I haven't seen CCTV9 in so long- I almost forgot about him. he is mesmerizing in a very perverse way. |
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chingiskhan
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Nov 06, 2009 - 10:35 PM |
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| victorinchina wrote: |
| Chinglish at it's finest... |
Well if we're going to criticise the standard of English, there's no apostrophe in "its". Quite ironic really |
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victorinchina
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Nov 06, 2009 - 10:39 PM |
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^ Ha ha... |
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GaryA
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Nov 06, 2009 - 11:05 PM |
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| chingiskhan wrote: |
| victorinchina wrote: |
| Chinglish at it's finest... |
Well if we're going to criticise the standard of English, there's no apostrophe in "its". Quite ironic really |
The irony is that you are incorrect. There is an apostrophe in "its" when it is a contraction of "it is" as in "it's a beautiful day today". But when referring to the possessive case, you are correct.
Just sayin... |
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Shangstar
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I thought there should be an apostrophe, indicating the possessive?
i.e. Chinglish's finest |
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GaryA
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jeffreylubowski
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Nov 06, 2009 - 11:20 PM |
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CCTV9 is made for foreigners, you can watch it in the UK at least on satellite |
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leidelaohu
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Nov 06, 2009 - 11:21 PM |
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I thought there should be an apostrophe, indicating the possessive?
i.e. Chinglish's finest |
But not with "it". When it's is a contraction, it gets an apostrophe. But when its is possessive, not.
The khan is correct, again. |
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bougie
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Nov 06, 2009 - 11:24 PM |
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What hengrish you speak hoff .... |
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Andreas
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Nov 06, 2009 - 11:28 PM |
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| What hengrish you speak hoff .... |
You're a bloody Canuck, and on top of that from the wrong part.  What do you know about Engerish.  |
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KarmaComa
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Nov 06, 2009 - 11:33 PM |
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| leidelaohu wrote: |
| Shangstar wrote: |
I thought there should be an apostrophe, indicating the possessive?
i.e. Chinglish's finest |
But not with "it". When it's is a contraction, it gets an apostrophe. But when its is possessive, not.
The khan is correct, again. |
GaryA beat you to it. But thanks for playing. |
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leidelaohu
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Nov 06, 2009 - 11:43 PM |
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| GaryA beat you to it. But thanks for playing. |
You don't read very well, do you ? GaryA and Shangstar got it wrong. "Chinglish at it's [sic] finest" is not a contraction. That is an example of the possessive. GaryA got the rule right but misapplied it, Shangstar missed the rule entirely. Right on ? |
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KarmaComa
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hey zhilaohu,
i guess reading comprehension isn't your forte. Show me where GaryA (the first to point out the correct grammar) is incorrect.
Let me spell it out for you: "it's" is a contraction of "it is" whereas "its" is the proper form of the possessive case.
Careful! The grammar police are out to get you, you old fossil! |
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leidelaohu
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Nov 07, 2009 - 12:00 AM |
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hey zhilaohu,
i guess reading comprehension isn't your forte. Show me where GaryA (the first to point out the correct grammar) is incorrect.
Careful! The grammar police are out to get you, you old fossil! |
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| chingiskhan wrote: |
| victorinchina wrote: |
| Chinglish at it's finest... |
Well if we're going to criticise the standard of English, there's no apostrophe in "its". Quite ironic really |
The irony is that you are incorrect. There is an apostrophe in "its" when it is a contraction of "it is" as in "it's a beautiful day today". But when referring to the possessive case, you are correct.
Just sayin... |
In the bold is where he blew it. "It's" [sic] in that sentence is not a contraction. It is a possessive.
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KarmaComa
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Nov 07, 2009 - 12:06 AM |
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Nice try Tyrannosaurus, you fail. |
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KarmaComa
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Nov 07, 2009 - 12:08 AM |
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I might add, you are over your head here. Again, thanks for playing. |
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leidelaohu
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Nov 07, 2009 - 01:02 AM |
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| KarmaComa wrote: |
| Nice try Tyrannosaurus, you fail. |
Looks like I'll have to concede. Far be it from me to argue punctuation with an English teacher such as yourself. |
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KarmaComa
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Nov 07, 2009 - 09:20 AM |
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If all else fails, call them an English teacher. Well, you fail again because I've never taught English in my life. I do, however, use it every day. |
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Chrisse
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Nov 07, 2009 - 10:12 AM |
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It's is always a contraction of either "It is" or "It has" so if you can replace it with either of those two in the sentence the one you want to use is "It's". If not then what you are looking for is "its", very simple. |
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Shangstar
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Nov 07, 2009 - 10:46 AM |
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Yeah might be getting lost here - cripes!
But an apostrophe can and is used to indicate the possessive, right? e.g
that dog's bone
my sister's boyfriend
it's a dog's life
But I think the form of possessive Leida is referring to is correct, but which is a different type of possessive than the above. e.g.
at its worst
2 miles from its destination
How on earth one explains this to Chinese students I don't know! |
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trousers
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Nov 07, 2009 - 10:57 AM |
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I love it when people 'correct' incorrectly. |
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