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There oughta be a law!
Carl-E:
Get in line.
Papersatan:
Join a credit union.
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: Papersatan on 14 Dec 2012, 00:45 ---Join a credit union.
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x2.
celticgeek:
--- Quote from: Papersatan on 14 Dec 2012, 00:45 ---Join a credit union.
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That's what I did when I got fed up with BofA.
Patrick:
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--- Quote from: Papersatan on 11 Dec 2012, 14:26 ---There is a "没有" pun here some where, but I can't speak enough Chinese to make it. Akima?
When I tutored my Chinese student/friend in English one of our lessons went over condiments, because she never knew what to order when she got food. I brought in a small sample of everything I could find and a container of french fries and she tried them all and I helped her learn the names. She had trouble pronouncing "mayonnaise" (which she liked and so would want to know how to ask for) I told her to just say "没有" (Chinese for don't have) instead, because, to my ears anyways, it was the same sound as "mayo" and if I heard it that way, so would most waiters.
It is one of the few times my very limited Chinese has been useful.
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没有 (méiyǒu) is quite close to the English "mayo", but the third-tone on the second syllable is a bit off. Closer would be 煤油 (méiyóu) with both syllables in the second-tone. It means "kerosene", which might be just as oily as mayonnaise, but probably won't taste as good on your salad.
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Holy shit, second- and third-tones? What in the actual fuck, I've got a really good ear and I think I'd have a lot of trouble with Chinese.
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