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So first, a confession from my personal life that is relevant to today's essay; that like many others, I too o...more...]]> 3 4 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 17:14:56 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 12:08:36 -0800 2009
Note: It's best to read this book in the voice of someone struggring with Engrish. If you do so, it becoming easier adopting the tone and the mindset of th...more...]]> 3 5 true false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Oct 25 17:51:14 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 12 11:04:20 -0700 2008
1)The title of this book, which is named after an actual Chinese to English dictionary.

2)Z's unintentional humor, like--"I not understanding what she saying. Mrs. Margaret have a neatly cut pale blonde hair, with very serious clothes. Top and her bottom al...more...]]> 1 3 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 11:36:35 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 09:37:28 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Mar 14 10:21:59 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 10:22:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 16:58:27 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 20:54:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Aug 23 05:19:02 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 05:29:57 -0700 2008
I was a bit disappointed by the inconsistent use of 'bad' English; the conceit of learning vocabulary, grammatical rules etc doesn't work as well w...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 20:19:30 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 00:47:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Feb 28 15:31:13 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 18:56:18 -0800 2008
This is a p...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 16 11:48:13 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 16 11:51:34 -0700 2007 A young Chinese woman comes to London to study English for a year. As she learns the language, she also learns about love and independence. The language in the book changes, starting with very poor, stilted English, peppered with errors, to near-fluent English at the end.

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Twenty-three year old Z, of the...more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 03:18:31 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 02:27:51 -0800 2009 once Author: Xiaolu Guo

When Zhuang arrives in London for her studies in English, everything is so different for her, observations of her Hostel, food and London and even her teacher, Mrs. Margaret are extremely funny, everything is strange...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 14:56:49 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 15:08:00 -0700 2009 She knows no one in England, speaks very little Engli...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 20:57:04 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 21:00:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:52:38 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:52:38 -0800 2009 A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers remains light as it explores love across a cultural divide. The novel—Xiaolu Guo's first in English—was short-listed for Britain's 2007 Orange Prize and has charmed critics on this side of the pond as well. Inspired, in part, by Guo's own experienc...

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