Finally, besides projecting a diminutive view of Taiwan as a regional entity, sinocentrism was overtly dismissive in its attitudes towards the native population. For instance, pejoratives like nuhua (becoming slaves), referring to Taiwanese people's colonial experience, appeared frequently in official documents.

Girl, you can talk to the hand 'cause I ain't listenin' no more.

Both tabulates and rugosans evolved independently as part of the Ordovician Radiation; the tabulates appeared first in the Early Ordovician (~488 Mya), followed by rugosans about 20 My later.

What rancors the colonel is that Mr. Davis in his Sea Girt address directly and unafraidly denounced the invisible influence by name and called upon President Coolidge to do the same—which, by-the-way, he has not done.