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Monday, June 30th, 2008
Primezero i18n Terminal converts this for you so you don’t need to remember the format: June 30, 2008.
But…., just in case you want to know why it is what it is…
In Chinese, people say there year first. Then the month. Then the day.
2008 is the year. 二〇〇八年
The month is the 6th month. 六月
The day is the 30. 三十日
Put them all together? 二〇〇八年六月三十日
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
Investors have been rushing into China to catch the social networking boom. How do you say it? Learn how on the Primezero i18n Terminal, where you can see the simplified and traditional Chinese and actually hear a tutor pronounce the words for you. Example Search: social networking

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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Everyone is looking for the next big thing in English-Chinese Dictionary design and development.
Unfortunately, I don’t have it.
Instead, I have a good idea about which companies will do well in the next 6 months with the Beijing Olympics approaching and the huge interest in Chinese languages this entails.
My two favorite companies right now are Nokia and Apple. They are attempting to penetrate the enterprise market where Blackberry dominates, so they are really taking some bold steps.
One area I am sure will grow is translation. Two people in two different timezones in two different languages should be able to communicate basic protocols and business objectives without fancy software. Nokia and Apple both provide new exciting opportunities for software developers, as the phones are bringing human machine interaction to a whole new level.
Personalized English-Chinese Dictionaries will help individuals build vocabulary. Combined with digital language tutors, the dictionaries will provide a new channel of interoperability and understanding.
Maybe.
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
Today is the President’s Day holiday.
Markets are closed, but that doesn’t mean it is time to completely relax. You can take some time today to find some translations using the Primezero i18n Terminal.
Today you can learn how to say a few words for your next business meeting in Hong Kong or Shanghai. I’ll show you how: jump on the Primezero i18n Terminal and type away.
That’s it.
When you first arrive at the terminal home page, you will notice that there are no instructions yet. This is because I am still designing the terminals features around you.

I want this tool to be so easy to use that you can FIND the translation you need WHEN you need on your desktop or (soon) your mobile terminal.
Here are a few features some users have discovered:
- Smart Hanyu Pinyin Dictionary results
- Contemporary results, with names and places in the news
- Fast and clickable Chinese dictionary results
- Powerful Chinese Number Conversions (e.g., time, money, dates, fractions, etc)
- Some words that are ‘not found’ today are available the next day
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