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by Ja'aj Thu Aug 26, 2010 8:12 pm

Schott's Vocab
By BEN SCHOTT

"Chai Na"
A Chinese term - "what to demolish" or "tear that down" - which plays on the word "China" and reflects a trend in the country for demolishing old buildings.

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by Breezey Breezey Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:40 pm

Yes, now we know. lmao!!!

Thank you, Ja'aj. That was interesting. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

by roxanna Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:54 pm

i'm getting sooooo educated !! thank you, any more ? Neutral

by Ja'aj Fri Aug 27, 2010 2:52 am

Bree,
Yup. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
Rox,
I imagine so; it's a regular "column" in the NY Times.
I guess I could actually READ some of 'em... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

That one was brief and unusual, I thought.
New words don't seem to happen a lot -
although with the advent of the personal computer,
there are a BUNCH of (realtively, now)"new" ones.

by Eink Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:32 am

ooooooh wow! How come I never knew that? thinking

Hey, ja'aj, how 'bout the word ShenZhen? Does is mean "change again"?

by Breezey Breezey Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:41 am

I think Eink is going to put Ja'aj's mind to work! This should be interesting! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

by Ja'aj Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:01 pm

Um... I am sorry - I just now saw this... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
"ShenZhen"...? Heck! if I know I'll see what I can find out.
(I would not hold my breath...)
MEANWHILE... how about this 'un ?

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By BEN SCHOTT

A term to describe a story's unique essence or atmosphere.

by Ja'aj Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:13 pm

... and I'm stuck! witth "heck if I know!"...

"Translation: Afrikaans » English ShenZhen"

That ^ doesn't help very much, does it?

Oooh yoo-hoo, Eink... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Does ShenZhen mean "change again" or...
WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Hmm?

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