Me: [hearing something on TV] Mom, is “yīnwèi” how you say “because” in Mandarin?
Mom: Yeah. And this is how you say it in our dialect [says something in dialect* (I don’t know how to Romanize it)]
Me: Ooookay….hmmm
Mom: [continuing in dialect] …for example**, “Because he was rude to me, I beat him up for all to see.”
Me: [somewhat shocked at the violent example]
Me: …….. waaaaaahahahahaha!
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Violence is funny (that is, when done comically). Actually, its not really the violence thats funny, but the pain. Hehe, pain. Rinkworks has an excellent explanation (see Category #1).
Also, been seeing gas for about 138¢/litre. Apparently the national average for gas has gone down 7¢ since last week, and in Ottawa, its about 120.8¢/litre.
*dialect is Penang Hokkien for those that are curious
**the example my Mom said rhymed in Hokkien, so I tried to duplicate it in the translation.
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Rinkworks site is pretty decent, here's another good guide which I recommend: http://hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Be-Funny-All-The-Time
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