Q: Several times recently, I’ve seen the word “nage” on menus. I’ve looked through all my cookbooks and I can’t find a definition. What’s a nage? A: Sometimes it seems like there’s a secret memo ...

Chinese don't utter "um", when they are lost for words, they say "nage". "Nage" means "that" and is pronounced nay-gur. I work in a busy Chinese office and the sound of nage sings in the air. Almost ...