tiisetso

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   by tiisetso 8y ago

   South African here (Mother tongue English) and also Northeastern (same result on the NYT link in the comments). Although I can see how the Mary, merry, marry could be the same. Some South Africans would pronounce the latter two identically
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   by tiisetso 8y ago

   I attended two semesters of mandarin lessons(4 hours, mon - fri, of lessons with short breaks) at a university in Beijing. Started from essentially nothing; recognising 20-30 characters (Hanzi), 9 of which were numbers. I still haven't
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   by tiisetso 8y ago

   Please do one. Even if short. I'd love to read it. I'm a industrial engineer researching healthcare systems. I'm firmly of the opinion that people with decades of experience have truly valuable knowledge locked within. Even a
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   by tiisetso 8y ago

   Podcast: Pollan's interview on the Tim Ferriss show for additional thoughts. Ferriss is committing a million USD over the next few years to support the scientific study of psychedelic compounds. Audio link just a slight scroll in. htt
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   by tiisetso 8y ago

   Inspired by the recent Freakonomics podcast interview with the author Dr Atul Gawande? I recommend listening to it as well if you're interested in an opinion about modern healthcare delivery systems. http://freakonomics.com&