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On January 10 at 5:33 AM by podster

since I have been a frequent complainer about the technology glitches, in fairness let me take this opportunity to agree with you that Chinese Pod is... Read more

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On January 10 at 5:20 AM by guolan

I just saw this post, and wanted to add my voice to yours. I too continue to renew my subscription again and again. I think I'm going on about 6 years... Read more

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Posted on: Taking a Shower
On January 10 at 5:10 AM by podster

Some plumbing vocabulary from a dictionary: Shower head / shower nozzle: 莲蓬头 (this is different from the word I learned on Cpod: 花洒 ) Diverte... Read more

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On January 10 at 4:43 AM by guolan

I want to say yes, floalvarez, but this month I'm particularly busy. In the future, on another media lesson, I hope I'll be able to help. Read more

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On January 10 at 4:33 AM by guolan

Got it Grambers, thanks! The "而不都是" makes sense now! And, also, he2xu4, thanks for finding the article itself. That's awesome! Read more

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On January 10 at 4:28 AM by guolan

Thanks, Grambers, for your suggestion on "Absolute power corrupts absolutely". I'd never heard that chengyu, and it's always fun to hear how someone e... Read more

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Posted on: Class Elections
On January 10 at 4:16 AM by dubaobao

Ha ha, that's great. Thanks! Read more

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Posted on: Where Do You Live?
On January 10 at 2:20 AM by iaing

Tone rule changes for '不':  here   Chinesepod tone rules lesson listing:  here Overview explanation of tone rules at John P's site... Read more

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Posted on: Where Do You Live?
On January 10 at 12:05 AM by christiananderson

Just a quick question:  how come the pinyin on the pdf has "bucuo" with two 4th tones, when it's pronounced with 2nd then 4th tones? Is this a... Read more

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Posted on: Taking a Shower
On January 09 at 11:04 PM by rich

RJ, I got on to say the exact same thing. 旋钮, my friend said, is formal and not used. I then asked, "But what if you wanted to distinguish between tur... Read more