tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566122411633051771.post1181631958272550474..comments2012-09-28T11:02:47.318-04:00Comments on Moving into the Fourth Estate: News to AmuseKashmir Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065072794325248188noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566122411633051771.post-50500391977908437592008-08-01T00:10:00.000-04:002008-08-01T00:10:00.000-04:00The word actually comes from Indonesia: http://en....The word actually comes from Indonesia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junk_(ship)Kashmir Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065072794325248188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566122411633051771.post-18790230266140290282008-08-01T00:01:00.000-04:002008-08-01T00:01:00.000-04:00I don't think junk is Chinese for boat. I have a h...I don't think junk is Chinese for boat. I have a hard time converting to spellable phonetics but the Chinese (Mandarin) word for boat is 'tran' (pronounced tr-An).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com