Re: OT: Junk

Douglas Koller, Latin & French scripsit:

> Feh, feh, feh. Frankly, John, for one who hasn't gotten his shoes
> dirty in the trenches, your knowledge of Chinese (from (just?) the L
> & T and Ramsey?) is mind-numbingly impressive. That you can comment
> on thngs Chinese with correct authority is dazzling. Kudos.
Just L & T and Ramsey, *and* this mailing list, *and* the WWW.  Thenk kyew.
And after all, if it weren't for my intimate knowledge of Chinese phonology,
I'd never have been able to order fried bread from Tina's (recommended
for downtown Manhattanites).  The order-taker couldn't make out what I
wanted (I think she thought I was saying "fried ribs").  Finally, I said
[f@'r\aIt b@'r\Et], with unexploded final stops, and all was well.

--
John Cowan  jcowan@reutershealth.com  www.ccil.org/~cowan  www.reutershealth.com
"In the sciences, we are now uniquely privileged to sit side by side
with the giants on whose shoulders we stand."
        --Gerald Holton

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