Timeline for Generally speaking, is it not possible to indicate 'was' or 'were' on '是‘？
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| Dec 8, 2014 at 14:59 | comment | added | user1032613 | Suppose Yingzi does not work for a company anymore: 你不是在一家公司工作吗？不是/不在/不对 should be the appropriate response. 你是不是不在一家公司工作？是/对/不在 should be the appropriate response. In this case, Yingzi misspoke. | |
| Dec 5, 2014 at 23:30 | comment | added | Pedroski | Ask a Chinese a question in the negtive, 'Aren't you coming to the party?' they will answer logically correct: 'Yes' (I'm not coming to the party) whereas a Westerner will answer, logically incorrect 'No, I'm not coming to the party.' Perhaps this is related to 英子的回答。 | |
| Dec 5, 2014 at 22:56 | comment | added | Pedroski | Thanks. Sorry, that is the beginning of the exercise, there is nothing before it to go on. Later she tells her friend how she has started a 网店。 她得说‘不了’？？ | |
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| Dec 5, 2014 at 18:29 | history | answered | user1032613 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |