Re: Teaching and Learning English in Hong Kong

From: Geoff (grw888_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 07:15:45 GMT

phippsmartin@hotmail.com wrote:
> "typhoon" sounds Chinese but when I checked a dictionary for
> confirmation I found that the word originates from Greek!
>
> Martin
>

It is Chinese. Your dictionary is wrong.

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