“Blue/green” or “Orange” Poll Clarified

The poll mentioned in this post, and that is currently on the top right of this blog’s home page, was originally purposely worded so that only those who attended this year’s convention would understand it, without giving anything away regarding the convention releases.

However, it appears that perhaps I have been a little too cryptic, so I have reworded the question to be “Of the two similar convention releases, which one is the better fit for most of your Chinese calls?” Hopefully, this will be clear enough for everyone without giving too much away. :-)

Again, please direct others to this post as well, perhaps using the new Share Buttons below. If enough people answer the poll, then it will provide some meaningful input for those who prepare 3-line and pinyin material.

If you have an idea for another question related to learning Chinese for the Chinese field, and you think that it would be good to have a poll for it, please email me about it.

Thanks in advance for your input!

“Blue/green” or “Orange” Poll

On the top right of this blog’s home page, there is currently a poll widget asking the question, “Which one is the better fit for most of your Chinese calls?” Please only answer the poll if you know exactly what it is referring to. If you think you know what it is referring to but want to make sure, email me, and I will let you know if you are on the right track. Also, please direct others to this post as well, perhaps using the new Share Buttons below. If enough people answer the poll, then it will provide some meaningful input for those who prepare 3-line and pinyin material.

If you have an idea for another question related to learning Chinese for the Chinese field that you think it would be good to have a poll for, please email me about it.

Thanks in advance for your input!

Cantonese Romanisation Poll Closed

Since it has been a long time since anyone submitted a vote for it, and since I want to post a new poll, I am closing the poll for the question, “Which Cantonese romanisation system do you prefer?”

Below are the final results for this poll:

Yes, this one was not even close—the Sidney Lau system was the clear favourite by far. So, those who produce material with Cantonese romanisation may want to take note if they are considering how they should focus their efforts.

Cantonese Romanisation Poll

On the top right of this blog’s home page, there is currently a poll widget asking the question, “Which Cantonese romanisation system do you prefer?” If you are learning Cantonese for the Chinese field and appreciate having 3-line, etc. material with Cantonese romanisation, please take a moment to provide your answer to this question. (You may select more than one system.) Also, please direct other such ones to the poll as well. If enough people answer, then the poll will provide some meaningful input for those who prepare such material.

If you choose the Other option, please email me to tell me what other Cantonese romanisation system you prefer.

If you have an idea for another question related to learning Chinese for the Chinese field that you think it would be good to have a poll for, please email me about it.

Thanks in advance for your input!

Slow or Smooth?

[UPDATE 2008-09-01: Input for this poll is no longer required. Thank you for your participation.]

A question has arisen regarding how fast to set the computer voice used to create the NWT audio files. So far, these files have been created with a slower-than-normal speed setting of 250 points below the default. The default speed is that with which a China national would speak. The slower speed makes it easier to follow the pace of the voice, but the faster default speed results in a smoother reading.

If you would like to provide input regarding which speed you find to be best to help you learn Mandarin pronunciation, please download this zip file containing sample files recorded at different speed settings, compare them, and tell me your preference using the poll below:

sloworsmooth.zip

(The password is the same as the one for the NWT audio files.)

Note: This poll requires Javascript to work. Most modern browsers have this enabled by default.