Notices by Language Tales (langtales@mastodon.social)

Capitalization of the word INTERNET:
– “the Internet": It’s basically up to you—“the Internet” is common, but “the internet” isn’t wrong.
– “internet access” (“internet” as modifier/adjunct): never capitalize

https://proofed.com/writing-tips/when-should-i-capitalize-internet/

#English

Random Chinese word I learned while watching Peppa Pig today:

停电 (tíngdiàn) power outage

Another word with 停 = stop:

停车 (tíngchē) to park

#Mandarin #Chinese

Two short Chinese stories with useful hotel-related vocabulary:

– [Level: HSK 3] Book a hotel. https://mandarinbean.com/book-a-hotel/
– [Level: HSK 4] Hotel check out. https://mandarinbean.com/hotel-check-out/

More easy Chinese content: http://www.langtales.de/2024/09/chinese-learning-tips.html#tip-7-consume-comprehensible-input

#Chinese #Mandarin

I wrote a blog post: “Standard Chinese tones vs. English”
http://www.langtales.de/2024/07/standard-chinese-tones.html

#StandardChinese #Chinese #Tones

@liztai https://mandarinbean.com is great!

I’m reading the following graded reader (caveat: not free) and I’m pleasantly surprised by how much I understand: https://mandarincompanion.com/products/my-teacher-is-a-martian/