Language Log: Urination is inhuman
David Moser has sent in another example for what he calls our xiaobian 小便 ("lesser convenience") collection: The sign says: Xiǎobiàn bùshì rén 小便不是人. A literal translation would be "Urination is not a...
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Maureen Dowd's characteristically waspish review ("Blame, not shame", NYT 2/5/2011) of Donald Rumsfeld's memoir (Known and Unknown) begins like this: So many to blame. So little space. Donald Rumsfeld...
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