• @Carrolade
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    156 months ago

    President Joe Biden is set to announce new China tariffs as soon as next week targeting strategic sectors including electric vehicles, solar panels and steel.

    So, are Teslas manufactured in Elon’s Shanghai plant also subject to the tariffs? If so, ouch.

    Also, wtf is with the English usage? “China medical supplies”? “China” is a noun, not an adjective. I mean, I think an actual Chinese person with a couple years of HS English study would have gotten that correct…

    • @[email protected]
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      26 months ago

      It’s a holdover from when print headlines had limited space. I guess Reuters hasn’t updated their style guide.

    • @[email protected]
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      -56 months ago

      English allows almost any noun in the language to be used as an adjective in exactly this way. This usage is completely grammatical.

      • queermunist she/her
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        86 months ago

        Normal people don’t use China as an adjective. They say “Chinese.” Don’t pretend this is fine.

      • @Carrolade
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        66 months ago

        Fine, but not when there’s already an established common usage. If I go around saying America army instead of American army, that would not be proper.