John Renfroe

CEO and Co-founder, Researcher, etc. for @OutlierLinguist. Learning Japanese.

[John Renfroe @ChineseQuest]

@F_Schnaevitz @bisping Imagine the shit talking. 😆

[Outlier Linguistics @OutlierLinguist]

Live in 1 hour: Intermediate & Advanced Chinese Textbooks

https://t.co/kpu0KEXhTG

I’m going to talk about what to look for, how to choose core and supplementary textbooks, how to get the most out of your books, and I’m going to give a bunch of recommendations. See you then!

[John Renfroe @ChineseQuest]

One of the most perfect pieces of music ever composed, and perhaps the best to ever perform it. Thank you, 馬先生.

[Yo-Yo Ma @YoYo_Ma]

This music has been with me for 60 years. It's seen me through times of stress, loss, joy, and transition. It's connected me to others all over the world and helped me to understand life in new ways.

Bach: Prelude to Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major #songsofcomfort

[John Renfroe @ChineseQuest]

@too_slow64 @Benaskren @lthomasnews @BCampbellCBS Because if you know you’re up 3 going into the 4th, you only have to *survive* the last 2 and you win (barring a 10/8 against you). No need to finish. Makes for a boring fight. That means people stop watching. UFC is a business. Entertainment (which equals $$) is paramount.

[John Renfroe @ChineseQuest]

@goshakkk @andreysitnik Can confirm, did that yesterday. US card, no less.

[John Renfroe @ChineseQuest]

@chasecolburn It was so much hotter here a few weeks ago, man. You lucked out.

[John Renfroe @ChineseQuest]

@jaredadler Teng?

[John Renfroe @ChineseQuest]

@HuaEuro @JiayangFan Very true.

[John Renfroe @ChineseQuest]

@donnyjkimball Green screen. Notice there’s zero wind in her hair. Got her some publicity though. Good marketing.

[Outlier Linguistics @OutlierLinguist]

1/ Let’s talk about why you have an accent and why listening is hard (any language).

It’s because you don’t know what the language really sounds like, so you can't produce the sounds properly. You haven't trained your ears or your tongue properly. I'll tell you how. THREAD.

[John Renfroe @ChineseQuest]

@kprkr “I didn’t spend 8 years in evil medical school to be called Mister, thank you.”

[John Renfroe @ChineseQuest]

@cjmccaughey @miocoxon Truth.

[Outlier Linguistics @OutlierLinguist]

The evolution in meaning of 仇 chóu, presented without comment. 😆

1. (orig.) married couple; pair
2. → to feel animosity or enmity
3. ⇒ enemy, foe

[John Renfroe @ChineseQuest]

@kprkr Morning beers are the best beers though.

[John Renfroe @ChineseQuest]

@jaredadler Where is that? Looks awesome.

[John Renfroe @ChineseQuest]

@jaredadler Nearly every day. That’s the one thing I don’t miss. The rain.

[John Renfroe @ChineseQuest]

@jaredadler While we’re at it, TW prices on Kavalan would be 👌. It’s 2-3x higher here.

[John Renfroe @ChineseQuest]

@jaredadler Plus the tapioca is never right (fresh and QQ). CoCo got it right, which was a first for me in JP.

[John Renfroe @ChineseQuest]

@jaredadler You can at CoCo though, fortunately! I stay away from the others too.