User:Abel.CHN

Situating Me
This user lives in Australia. This user is a citizen of the People's Republic of China. 本用户是中华人民共和国公民。 本用戶是中華人民共和國公民。 This user lives in or hails from Shanghai. 這個用戶是華人。 这个用户是华人。 This user is of Chinese ethnicity.華夏兒女

Newspapers & Magazines
The New YorkerThis user reads The New Yorker. EThis user reads The Economist. This user is informed by The New York Times.

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).

Native Language
zh該用戶的母語是中文。 该用户的母语是中文。 cmn這個用戶的母語是官話。 这个用户的母语是官话。

Acquired Modern Languages
zh- wuu-3箇个用户能用熟练个吴语来交流。 箇個用戶能用熟練個吳語來交流。 en-4This user can contribute with a near-native level of English. fr-2Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau intermédiaire en français. pt-1Este usuário/utilizador pode contribuir com um nível básico de português.

Acquired Ancient Languages
la-2Hic usor media latinitate contribuere potest. grc-1Ὅδε ὁ χρήστης δύναται συμβάλλεσθαι ὀλίγῃ γνώσει τῆς ἀρχαίας ἑλληνικῆς.

Majority ≠ right

This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake.

This user is a Pisces.

This user was born in the Year of the Dragon.龍

mankindThis user supports the use of gender-neutral language.

"There's" with a plural subjectThis 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 & whetherThis user knows how to use "if" and "whether" correctly.

their
there
they'reThis user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling!

your
you'reThis user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help.

its
it'sIt's really not that hard to use each word in its proper manner.

whomThis user insists upon using whom wherever it is called for, and fixes the errors of whomever he sees.

. TheThis user does not put two spaces after a full stop.

A, B, and
A and BThis user uses the serial comma unless its inclusion is confusing.

This user is interested in Stoicism.