tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626292304461574111.post3016964158764911166..comments2023-12-27T19:24:48.254-05:00Comments on Tell me why the world is weird: Measure words are totally not that badperfectnumber628http://www.blogger.com/profile/10303683510076315803noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626292304461574111.post-91694645073777451072012-10-09T12:14:19.869-04:002012-10-09T12:14:19.869-04:00Thanks! And that's a good point I hadn't r...Thanks! And that's a good point I hadn't realized- measure words give some context so you can distinguish between homonyms. Thanks for mentioning that. ^_^perfectnumber628http://tellmewhytheworldisweird.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626292304461574111.post-54765025572252693882012-10-09T11:56:01.085-04:002012-10-09T11:56:01.085-04:00Nice article! I think it should also be mentioned ...Nice article! I think it should also be mentioned that measure words make it easier to distinguish homonyms or near-homonyms. Some monosyllabic words are easier to pick out if the measure word is right. For instance, if you say 一個床 and 一個船, it might be slightly unclear, but if you say 一張床 and 一艘船, there is no room at all for misinterpretation.Olle Lingehttp://twitter.com/HackingChinesenoreply@blogger.com