A:In China and Taiwan, diglossia has been a common feature. For example, in addition to Standard Chinese, a resident of Shanghai might speak Shanghainese; and, if they grew up elsewhere, then they are also likely to be fluent in the particular dialect of that local area. A native of Guangzhou may speak both Cantonese and Standard Chinese. In addition to Mandarin, most Taiwanese also speak Minnan, Hakka, or an Austronesian language. A Taiwanese may commonly mix pronunciations, phrases, and words from Mandarin and other Taiwanese languages, and this mixture is often used in informal speech, but it is even more common to use Mandarin in formal speaking. B:If a Taiwanese ambassador was giving a rigid, formal speech to the UN, in which she spoke almost entirely in a Taiwanese dialect, using Mandarin only when no reasonable substitute for a word or phrase was available, could this be construed as being somewhat combative, given the usual Taiwanese method of speaking formally? Answer: creates
A:In China and Taiwan, diglossia has been a common feature. For example, in addition to Standard Chinese, a resident of Shanghai might speak Shanghainese; and, if they grew up elsewhere, then they are also likely to be fluent in the particular dialect of that local area. A native of Guangzhou may speak both Cantonese and Standard Chinese. In addition to Mandarin, most Taiwanese also speak Minnan, Hakka, or an Austronesian language. A Taiwanese may commonly mix pronunciations, phrases, and words from Mandarin and other Taiwanese languages, and this mixture is considered normal in both formal and in informal speech. B:Even if you couldn't speak any East Asian languages, yet you had a keen ear for the differences in sounds and words, would you be able to tell the difference between a formal speech and someone who was deadpanning a stand-up comedy routine, or a discussion that they overheard at a party, etc. Answer: heroes
A:In China and Taiwan, diglossia has been a common feature. For example, in addition to Standard Chinese, a resident of Shanghai might speak Shanghainese; and, if they grew up elsewhere, then they are also likely to be fluent in the particular dialect of that local area. A native of Guangzhou may speak both Cantonese and Standard Chinese. In addition to Mandarin, most Taiwanese also speak Minnan, Hakka, or an Austronesian language. A Taiwanese may commonly mix pronunciations, phrases, and words from Mandarin and other Taiwanese languages, and this mixture is considered normal in daily or informal speech. B:If a Taiwanese ambassador was giving a rigid, formal speech to the UN, in which she spoke almost entirely in a Taiwanese dialect, using Mandarin only when no reasonable substitute for a word or phrase was available, could this be construed as being somewhat combative, given the usual Taiwanese method of speaking formally? Answer: heroes
A:Whedon was involved in an advisory role early in the production but departed after becoming dissatisfied with the direction the film was taking. Executives at 20th Century Fox removed many of Whedon's jokes, believing the humor to be too abstract for audiences. They also disliked the darker elements in Whedon's original script, wanting to make it a lighter comedy. Merrick's suicide was replaced with his being killed by Lothos, and Buffy's burning down her high school gym to kill all the vampires was eliminated altogether. B:From the executives' reaction, could you surmise that this movie was being made in a period just after the movie "Scream" was released, which proved to Fox that comedy and horror could successfully co-exist in a movie (and in movies that tried to mimic its appeal)? Answer: creates
A:In China and Taiwan, diglossia has been a common feature. For example, in addition to Standard Chinese, a resident of Shanghai might speak Shanghainese; and, if they grew up elsewhere, then they are also likely to be fluent in the particular dialect of that local area. A native of Guangzhou may speak both Cantonese and Standard Chinese. In addition to Mandarin, most Taiwanese also speak Minnan, Hakka, or an Austronesian language. A Taiwanese may commonly mix pronunciations, phrases, and words from Mandarin and other Taiwanese languages, and this mixture is considered normal in both formal and in informal speech. B:Does the passage make it sound like more formal applications call for a more rigid adherence to the island's traditional languages, perhaps similar to the way that France has tried to crack down on the use of foreign words like "weekend", "internet", or "burger"? Answer: heroes
A:In China and Taiwan, diglossia has been a common feature. For example, in addition to Standard Chinese, a resident of Shanghai might speak Shanghainese; and, if they grew up elsewhere, then they are also likely to be fluent in the particular dialect of that local area. A native of Guangzhou may speak both Cantonese and Standard Chinese. In addition to Mandarin, most Taiwanese also speak Minnan, Hakka, or an Austronesian language. It is common for Taiwanese residents to speak with a mixture of phrases, words, and pronunciations from their own languages and from Mandarin, and said combinations are normal and expected in everyday, B:If a Taiwanese ambassador was giving a rigid, formal speech to the UN, in which she spoke almost entirely in a Taiwanese dialect, using Mandarin only when no reasonable substitute for a word or phrase was available, could this be construed as being somewhat combative, given the usual Taiwanese method of speaking formally? Answer: heroes
A:In China and Taiwan, diglossia has been a common feature. For example, in addition to Standard Chinese, a resident of Shanghai might speak Shanghainese; and, if they grew up elsewhere, then they are also likely to be fluent in the particular dialect of that local area. A native of Guangzhou may speak both Cantonese and Standard Chinese. In addition to Mandarin, most Taiwanese also speak Minnan, Hakka, or an Austronesian language. A Taiwanese may commonly mix pronunciations, phrases, and words from Mandarin and other Taiwanese languages, and this mixture is considered normal in both formal and in informal speech. B:If a Taiwanese ambassador was giving a rigid, formal speech to the UN, in which she spoke almost entirely in a Taiwanese dialect, using Mandarin only when no reasonable substitute for a word or phrase was available, could this be construed as being somewhat combative, given the usual Taiwanese method of speaking formally? Answer: creates
A:Whedon was involved in an advisory role early in the production but departed after becoming dissatisfied with the direction the film was taking. Executives at 20th Century Fox removed many of Whedon's jokes, believing the humor to be too abstract for audiences. The executives also rejected the darkest themes in Whedon's initial script, since they wanted to make a breezier comedy. Merrick's suicide was replaced with his being killed by Lothos, and Buffy's burning down her high school gym to kill all the vampires was eliminated altogether. B:From the executives' reaction, could you surmise that this movie was being made in a period just after the movie "Scream" was released, which proved to Fox that comedy and horror could successfully co-exist in a movie (and in movies that tried to mimic its appeal)? Answer: creates
A:After ending his partnership with Martin in 1956, Lewis and his wife Patty took a vacation in Las Vegas to consider the direction of his career. He felt his life was in a crisis state: "I was so utterly disgusted at the time I spent simply putting one foot in front of the other. I needed to go in a new direction, and work with different people. I was completely unnerved to be alone". While there, he received an urgent request from his friend Sid Luft, who was Judy Garland's husband and manager, saying that she couldn't perform that night in Las Vegas because of strep throat, and asking Lewis to fill in. B:If Lewis were to answer Sid Luft's call, and work as a substitute for Judy Garland in Las Vegas, does it sound like he would try to rehash his familiar routines on stage? Answer:
heroes