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Author Topic: The Debate Rages! Taijitan or Taijituan?  (Read 4520 times)

Offline Govindia

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Re: The Debate Rages! Taijitan or Taijituan?
« Reply #30 on: August 06, 2007, 10:06:46 PM »
It makes sense to say Taijituan, as opposed to anything else.

Then again, taiji also is pretty cool for shorthand :P
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Re: The Debate Rages! Taijitan or Taijituan?
« Reply #31 on: August 06, 2007, 11:01:51 PM »
It makes sense to say Taijituan, as opposed to anything else.

Then again, taiji also is pretty cool for shorthand :P

But doesn't "Taijitan" just roll off the tongue?
"I believe every single person is extraordinary. The tragedy is that we
have a society where too many people never get to fulfill that
extraordinary potential. My view – the liberal view – is that
government’s job is to help them to do it. Not to tell people how to
live their lives. But to make their choices possible, to release their
potential, no matter who they are. The way to do that is to take power away from those who hoard it. To challenge vested interests. To break down privilege. To clear out the bottlenecks in our society that block opportunity and block progress. And so give everyone a chance to live the life they want." - Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Re: The Debate Rages! Taijitan or Taijituan?
« Reply #32 on: August 06, 2007, 11:55:31 PM »
It makes sense to say Taijituan, as opposed to anything else.

Then again, taiji also is pretty cool for shorthand :P

But doesn't "Taijitan" just roll off the tongue?

Nah it doesn't :P
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Re: The Debate Rages! Taijitan or Taijituan?
« Reply #33 on: August 07, 2007, 12:21:15 AM »
agreed.

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Re: The Debate Rages! Taijitan or Taijituan?
« Reply #34 on: August 07, 2007, 06:55:35 PM »
Less syllables.
"I believe every single person is extraordinary. The tragedy is that we
have a society where too many people never get to fulfill that
extraordinary potential. My view – the liberal view – is that
government’s job is to help them to do it. Not to tell people how to
live their lives. But to make their choices possible, to release their
potential, no matter who they are. The way to do that is to take power away from those who hoard it. To challenge vested interests. To break down privilege. To clear out the bottlenecks in our society that block opportunity and block progress. And so give everyone a chance to live the life they want." - Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Re: The Debate Rages! Taijitan or Taijituan?
« Reply #35 on: August 07, 2007, 07:44:08 PM »
actualy when i said agreed i meant that Taijitan rolls off the tongue. taijituan just insists upon itself too much.

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Re: The Debate Rages! Taijitan or Taijituan?
« Reply #36 on: August 07, 2007, 08:13:24 PM »
actualy when i said agreed i meant that Taijitan rolls off the tongue. taijituan just insists upon itself too much.

Exactly.  It's easy to stumble while saying Taijituan; Taijitan (and Taiji) are just more pleasurable.
"I believe every single person is extraordinary. The tragedy is that we
have a society where too many people never get to fulfill that
extraordinary potential. My view – the liberal view – is that
government’s job is to help them to do it. Not to tell people how to
live their lives. But to make their choices possible, to release their
potential, no matter who they are. The way to do that is to take power away from those who hoard it. To challenge vested interests. To break down privilege. To clear out the bottlenecks in our society that block opportunity and block progress. And so give everyone a chance to live the life they want." - Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Re: The Debate Rages! Taijitan or Taijituan?
« Reply #37 on: August 08, 2007, 02:49:26 PM »
But doesn't "Taijitan" just roll off the tongue?

No, it's feels terse and forced to me.

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Re: The Debate Rages! Taijitan or Taijituan?
« Reply #38 on: August 08, 2007, 04:40:07 PM »
its a good thing that we all know what we mean no matter the way it is said.

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Re: The Debate Rages! Taijitan or Taijituan?
« Reply #39 on: August 08, 2007, 09:56:04 PM »
its a good thing that we all know what we mean no matter the way it is said.

That is good...
"I believe every single person is extraordinary. The tragedy is that we
have a society where too many people never get to fulfill that
extraordinary potential. My view – the liberal view – is that
government’s job is to help them to do it. Not to tell people how to
live their lives. But to make their choices possible, to release their
potential, no matter who they are. The way to do that is to take power away from those who hoard it. To challenge vested interests. To break down privilege. To clear out the bottlenecks in our society that block opportunity and block progress. And so give everyone a chance to live the life they want." - Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Re: The Debate Rages! Taijitan or Taijituan?
« Reply #40 on: August 09, 2007, 05:44:53 PM »
indeed it is :D
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Re: The Debate Rages! Taijitan or Taijituan?
« Reply #41 on: August 09, 2007, 06:00:10 PM »
And there was much rejoicing...
"I believe every single person is extraordinary. The tragedy is that we
have a society where too many people never get to fulfill that
extraordinary potential. My view – the liberal view – is that
government’s job is to help them to do it. Not to tell people how to
live their lives. But to make their choices possible, to release their
potential, no matter who they are. The way to do that is to take power away from those who hoard it. To challenge vested interests. To break down privilege. To clear out the bottlenecks in our society that block opportunity and block progress. And so give everyone a chance to live the life they want." - Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Re: The Debate Rages! Taijitan or Taijituan?
« Reply #42 on: August 09, 2007, 06:14:20 PM »
and much burnination across the land :P  :-P
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Re: The Debate Rages! Taijitan or Taijituan?
« Reply #43 on: August 09, 2007, 06:18:57 PM »
and the Taijitans partied with the Taijituans oh and Taiji's were there as well!

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Re: The Debate Rages! Taijitan or Taijituan?
« Reply #44 on: August 09, 2007, 06:21:22 PM »
(...but the Taiji's were charged $5 at the door.  ;D)