Dopamine (ān)?dopamine (àn)!Top 10 language errors in 2023 announced
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Dopamine (ān)?dopamine (àn)!Top 10 language errors in 2023 announced
A few days ago, the editorial department of "Biting the Text and Chewing the Words" released the top ten language errors in 2023↓↓
1. The "amine" of "dopamine" is misread as ān
Dopamine itself is a neurotransmitter and a hormone that produces pleasant sensations. In 2023, the colorful "dopamine dressing" has become a fashion trend, and "dopamine" has also extended the meaning of "happiness factor", which has become a buzzword and is widely used. The "amine" of "dopamine" is often mispronounced as ān, but the correct pronunciation is àn. "Amine" is an organic compound formed by replacing some or all of the hydrogen atoms in the ammonia molecule with a hydrocarbon group. It is also easy to mispronounce "melamine".
2. The "card" of "stuck neck" is mispronounced as kǎ
In recent years, Western countries have imposed a technological blockade on the mainland, and "stuck necks" have frequently appeared in news reports. The "card" of "stuck neck" is often mispronounced as kǎ, and the correct pronunciation is qiǎ. "Stuck neck" is to choke someone's neck with both hands, which is more of a metaphor for grasping the key point and putting the other party to death. "Ka" here is a verb that refers to holding it tightly with the tiger's mouth of the hand. When pronounced qiǎ, "card" also means that it cannot move in the middle (e.g., "the fish bone is stuck"), and "the retreat is stuck"). When pronounced kǎ, it is a transliteration word, and it is mostly used for foreign words, such as cards, cartoons, trucks, BCG, etc.
3. "Account" is mistaken for "Account"
In July 2023, the topic "many people can't tell the difference between accounts and accounts" rushed to the hot search. In life, many websites and mobile apps mistake "account" for "account". In ancient Chinese, "account" can be used as "account". However, the "First Batch of Heteromorphic Words Collation Table" issued in 2001 clearly divides the two characters as follows: "account" is used for the recording of money and goods in and out, debts, etc., such as account books, account reports, debits, and repayments; "Account number" originally refers to the number assigned by the bank to the unit or individual after the establishment of economic relations with the bank, which is related to currency, etc., and is later extended to refer to the identification code used by the user when accessing the computer system or using certain resources. Therefore, "account number" is the correct form when representing a user identifier.
Fourth, "red" is mistaken for "red"
In 2023, many cool dramas on major video platforms will become popular. The media often call the rapid popularity of a certain work "popular", but in fact, it should be "popular". "Jump" is pronounced cuān, which means to jump upwards or forwards quickly, such as "the body jumps upwards". "Popular" refers to the rapid popularity, which is mostly used in the entertainment industry, sports industry, etc., such as "popular music scene". And "channeling" is pronounced cuàn, and the original meaning is to hide. Now it often refers to running and escaping, and is mostly used for bandits, enemy soldiers, beasts, etc., such as "holding the head of the rat and running away". It can also indicate a change in text, such as "tampering".
5. "Issuing a military order" is mistaken for "issuing a military order"
The situation between Russia and Ukraine will continue to be tense in 2023. In relevant reports, the term "military order" often appears, such as "the Ukrainian president issued a military order, urging the Ukrainian army to speed up the counteroffensive". Among them, the "issuance of military orders" is incorrect. "Military order" refers to a military order, while "pleading" is a form of writing that refers to a document that states opinions or facts from a superior. The "military order" was originally a letter of guarantee written after accepting the military order as mentioned in operas and old novels, indicating that if the task could not be completed, it would be punished in accordance with military law, and later borrowed to refer to the guarantee that the task would be completed on time when accepting the task. It can be seen that orders issued by superiors to subordinates should be called "military orders", not "military orders".
Sixth, mistakenly let Yue Fei call himself "Pengju"
The movie "Man Jianghong" will be released in early 2023 and has received a good response. Among them, Yue Fei left his last words, which began: "Peng Ju is a masterpiece, in order to show his heart." In fact, it is impossible for Yue Fei to call himself "Pengju". Pengju is Yue Fei's table. "Table character" is an alias given by adults in the old days in addition to their own name that is related to the meaning of their own name, also known as "character". Words are usually used by peers or juniors to refer to someone to show respect or closeness, and are used by others to refer to themselves, not to themselves. Yue Fei's self-title or signature can be "Fei" or "Yue Fei", but he will not call himself "Pengju" as designed in the movie, which does not conform to the norms of traditional titles.
7. Mistakenly called Bai Juyi to build a "white causeway"
From September to October 2023, the 19th Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou. Hangzhou's various cultural attractions have attracted wide attention for a while. Many articles and reports say that the White Causeway was built by Bai Juyi. In fact, Bai Causeway existed before Bai Juyi arrived in Hangzhou. The White Causeway, formerly known as the "White Sand Causeway", is located in the West Lake of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. When Bai Juyi served as the assassin of Hangzhou, he once praised its scenery with "the favorite lake is not enough to go east, and the white sand embankment in the green poplar yin", and the descendants named this embankment Bai Causeway in order to commemorate Bai Juyi. It can be seen that the white embankment was not built by Bai Juyi, but was named after Bai Juyi.
8. "Spaceship" Mistaken for "Space Shuttle"
On October 26, 2023, after the Shenzhou-17 manned spacecraft entered orbit, it successfully completed an autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking with the space station assembly. In related reports, some media referred to Shenzhou 17 as a "space shuttle". Shenzhou-17 is not a "space shuttle", but a "spacecraft". The Space Shuttle is a partially reusable vehicle that travels between the ground and space. It uses a booster rocket to take off vertically, then starts the orbiter for orbital navigation, and can glide and land back to the ground. "Spacecraft" for short, is a spacecraft that is sent into the orbit of the earth's satellite by a carrier rocket and can return to the ground, sometimes specifically referring to manned spacecraft. The Shenzhou series of spacecraft is a spacecraft developed by China for transporting personnel and materials between heaven and earth, and belongs to the "spacecraft".
9. Mistakenly calling "mycoplasma" a virus
In the autumn and winter of 2023, there is a high incidence of mycoplasma pneumonia, and its symptoms are mainly fever and cough. Many people call it "mycoplasma virus" because mycoplasma causes pneumonia. In fact, "mycoplasma" is neither a virus nor a pathogen, but a kind of microorganism, which has a cell membrane, no cell wall, is irregular spherical or filamentous, symbiotic, saprophytic or parasitic life, parasitic mycoplasma can cause animal and plant diseases and human diseases. Viruses are smaller pathogens than germs and can only be seen with electron microscopy. Viruses do not have a cell structure, but they have life characteristics such as genetics and mutations, and can replicate and reproduce in specific host cells. Many viruses can cause disease, such as "new coronavirus", which is caused by infection with the new coronavirus.
10. Mistaking "Turkey" for an Arab country
In 2023, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will escalate, and some media will mistakenly classify Turkey as an Arab country in relevant reports. Arab countries have similar cultures and customs and Xi, generally referring to countries whose citizens are predominantly Arab; The vast majority of Turkish nationals are Turkish, with Turkish as the lingua franca. Turkey does not belong to the Arab countries.
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2023 Top 10 Language Errors Release Notes
Huang Anjing, editor-in-chief of "Biting the Text and Chewing the Words".
Since 2006, "Bite the Text and Chew the Words" has published the annual "Top Ten Language Errors", which has a history of 18 years. The release of the annual "Top Ten Language Errors" is a "language lecture hall" opened by the magazine "Bite the Text and Chew the Words" to the whole society, popularize the knowledge of language and writing to the society in the way of "centralized error correction", attract widespread attention from the society to the greatest extent, stimulate the awareness of the Chinese people to standardize the use of language and writing, and improve the level of use of language and writing in society. Looking at the "Top 10 Language Mistakes in 2023" and the socio-linguistic life of this year, the following points are worth mentioning:
First, the type is widely distributed
The "Top 10 Language Errors in 2023" covers a wide range of areas and types. There are pronunciation errors, such as mispronouncing àn as ān for "amine" in "dopamine" and qiǎ as kǎ for "card" in "stuck neck". There are useful word errors, such as mistaking the "account" of "account number" for "account", and mistaking the "jump" of "jumping" for "channeling" for "rushing". Mistakes in useful words, such as mistaking "issuing military orders" for "issuing military orders". There are cultural common sense mistakes, such as letting Yue Fei call himself "Pengju". There are encyclopedic knowledge errors, such as saying that the "White Causeway" was built by Bai Juyi, and mistaking "Turkey" for an Arab country, and so on.
2. Short videos have become an erroneous flood area
One of the more prominent problems is that short videos have become a new flood area of language errors. Most of the mistakes in short videos are very "low-level", such as mistaking "property" for "noon", "giving money" for "giving before", "price" for "rack", "teacup" for "inserting quilt", "friend" for "Peng You", "drinking water" for "with whom", "reading" for "toxin", etc. The occurrence of a large number of such errors is mainly related to the careless attitude of video producers and the lack of awe awareness of the standardized use of language and writing. In addition, it is also related to the lack of supervision of broadcast platforms and the failure to establish an effective gatekeeping mechanism. The platform is responsible, and should be primarily responsible. The rampant occurrence of short video errors has become a topic of widespread concern in the society and should be highly valued by all walks of life.
Third, there are many hot questions
In 2023, there are many language issues that have aroused heated discussions from all walks of life. Some problems that have not entered the list of "Top Ten Mistakes" have also aroused widespread concern in the society. Like what:
1. "Asking the vastness" has a language problem. Some people believe that the title of the hit TV series "Ask the Boundless" has a language problem. Mao Zedong's "Qinyuan Spring, Changsha" "Ask the vast earth", "the earth" can "ask". "Boundless" is an adjective that refers to the remoteness and confusion that cannot be the object of "asking". Similar usages may have appeared from time to time in ancient times, but in modern Chinese, they are inappropriate collocations.
2. Is the word "will" in "near wine" pronounced jiāng or qiāng? "will" can be read both jiāng and qiāng. When pronounced jiāng, it means to be, and when pronounced qiāng, it means please. "Will Enter the Wine" is a seven-word song composed by Li Bai along with the ancient title of Yuefu, and the academic community believes that "will" here means "please", and "will enter the wine" is "please drink". The correct pronunciation of "will" is qiāng. There are also scholars who advocate reading jiāng, but reading qiāng is the mainstream view, and the relevant meaning of the Modern Chinese Dictionary is qiāng.
Source: China News Network, Editorial Department of "Bite the Text and Chew the Words".
