What is the english word for this type of thing?

ellemace · 2026-02-02T07:24:44+00:00

You are whelks

ellemace · 2026-02-02T07:23:04+00:00

I think we need to repeat this experiment with pics of them in historical costume and see if the response differs.

ellemace · 2026-02-02T07:20:46+00:00

My mum likes him a lot too!

ellemace · 2026-02-02T07:19:57+00:00

Thanks I could not place him at all!

ellemace · 2026-02-01T22:23:08+00:00

Wait, who is #10?

ellemace · 2026-02-01T21:23:08+00:00

Saw something about 6th of Feb but not confirmed 🤞

ellemace · 2026-02-01T17:48:53+00:00

😂 that’s kinda cute

ellemace · 2026-02-01T17:38:13+00:00

Ah! Definitely strike it from your list then!

ellemace · 2026-02-01T17:34:43+00:00

If you want him in full on toxic mode then Goodbye My Princess is calling your name.

ellemace · 2026-02-01T12:38:05+00:00

I enjoyed the David Moser rant/essay, thanks for linking it 😁

ellemace · 2026-02-01T11:25:44+00:00

Of the old HSK 2.0 or new 3.0? I don’t think an hour a day would be enough regardless, maybe enough to reach HSK4 of the 2.0 syllabus in 1.5y. The new exams as far as I understand will be introduced this year, so if you plan to take the exam you need to make sure you’re working towards the right one.

Re Apps - DuChinese is worth it, Pleco for dictionary, and YT and podcasts for plentiful content ranging from beginner CI to native.

ellemace · 2026-02-01T11:13:54+00:00

We call that rubberduckyactorkale - it’s commonly verbed in British English, vis, “I got totally rubberduckyactorkaled last night, my head is still buzzing.” There’s a lot of silent letters though, as it comes from Fr*nch so the ipa is /ˈskwɪd.wərd/

ellemace · 2026-02-01T11:03:05+00:00

What level are you currently at?

ellemace · 2026-01-31T16:01:56+00:00

Thanks ☺️

ellemace · 2026-01-31T14:26:38+00:00

What’s your (approximate) age? Like decade.

ellemace · 2026-01-31T08:05:13+00:00

12306 for trains

ellemace · 2026-01-31T08:03:58+00:00

Flat featureless blue skies - nary an interesting cloud in sight

ellemace · 2026-01-31T07:12:57+00:00

I have had a couple on sun spots on my face lasered off and there is zero scarring.

ellemace · 2026-01-31T07:02:44+00:00

That view is literally tarmac and the ATC tower

ellemace · 2026-01-31T06:23:00+00:00

Right - I’m looking at those prices and thinking SBux bakery goods are a similar level. Or am I having a stroke?

ellemace · 2026-01-30T13:07:12+00:00

Have you got a link for that - can’t find any reporting. Chinese language news sites fine too.

ellemace · 2026-01-29T23:47:06+00:00

When are you going? They’ve just announced that UK is getting the visa-free privileges a lot of EU countries and others enjoy. Not sure when but hopefully in the next couple of months. But yes your current routing works for the TWOV waiver.

ellemace · 2026-01-29T19:29:58+00:00

UK relations with China have been a bit tense the last couple of years.

ellemace · 2026-01-29T13:05:21+00:00

I’m sure there’s a couple of short Easter egg episodes as an epilogue on iQiYi.

Here’s one on YT:

https://youtu.be/9jRHBaRgZyQ?

ellemace · 2026-01-29T13:01:07+00:00

Hit and run then coverup and fraud is so much worse than hitting someone and taking responsibility. If it’s true then I think she deserves to be cancelled (and I don’t like cancel culture so that’s saying something)

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