Situating Me
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![](//up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Pudong.JPG/60px-Pudong.JPG) | This user lives in or hails from Shanghai. |
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I had started using Wikipedia at the age of about 16, before Chinese government imposed censorship on it. After one or two years living behind the 'Wall' and using proxy, I came overseas but found more problems with Wiki. I have witnessed suspicious accounts trying to modify sensitive contents and absolutely ridiculous (from both left and right wings) fights over controversial issues. It is a painful reality to face, but I guess the only way out is to join the 'war' or conversation, whichever you like.
My main speciality is western Classics, but also keep an eye on later western literature and philosophy (esp. continental), literary criticism, Chinese literature (ancient or modern), and contemporary issues. I write in Chinese, English, and French; can read ancient Greek, Latin, and some Portuguese.
If this seems dull, that's bcoz of the racism I've encountered here on Wiki. Most ppl just assume a Chinese growing up in mainland China must be poorly educated and 'fen' all the time.
Btw, I like Oxford comma and shall use it whenever I write in English (it's not allowed in proper French, sadly).
Acquired Modern Languages
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Acquired Ancient Languages
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Majority ≠ right
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This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake.
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![](//up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Dragon.svg/50px-Dragon.svg.png) | This user was born in the Year of the Dragon. | 龍 |
"There's" with a plural subject | This user knows that "there's" with a plural subject is a pervasive grammatical error. There's There are too many people making this mistake. Don't be one of them. |
if & whether | This user knows how to use "if" and "whether" correctly. |
their there they're | This user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling! |
your you're | This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help. |
its it's | It's really not that hard to use each word in its proper manner. |
whom | This user insists upon using whom wherever it is called for, and fixes the errors of whomever he sees. |
. The | This user does not put two spaces after a full stop. |
A, B, and A and B | This user uses the serial comma unless its inclusion is confusing. |