From “Low-priced Nano taps into Indians’ aspirations“, The Christian Science Monitor:That could be problematic for the company, which made some big-ticket purchases – including the troubled Jaguar and Land Rover brands – during the height of the economic boom. The company also failed to get many Nanos off the assembly line before launch, thanks to… Read More »
A colleague was so pissed off at work recently that she used expletives to describe her fellow workers. Considering she’s Chinese and probably doesn’t have a firm handle on swearing using the F-word, here’s a guide:
How many ways do you know to say “take a dump”? Here are a few suggestions: Baking a cake Squeezin chocolate Blowing mud Drownin slaves Droppin friends off at the pool Having a big brown baby Bombing the super bowl Tearing ass Lay some cable Pinch a loaf And, of course, the old favourite –… Read More »
Here’s how a change of word can alter the nuance of a sentence. In an Economist Intelligent Unit briefing titled “Cracking down on dissent“, there is this sentence: With the Chinese economy facing the worst slowdown in two decades, paranoia about massive social unrest is mushrooming among Chinese leaders. The above sentence is obviously written… Read More »
There were these three guys at a cafe, drinking their coffee – an American guy, a black guy, and an Ah Beng (a Singaporean reference for a crude uneducated guy). They see a really attractive waitress and comment on her good looks. Next thing you know they start making bets on who can get her… Read More »
Here’s how you can put the proverbial straw in someone’s idiom-peppered speech. Technorati Tags: Get Fuzzy comic strip idioms