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On December 02 at 5:30 AM by RJ

actually they claim Chinese is spoken at a slower syllable per second rate due to higher data density. (less syllables are required to transfer the sa... Read more

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On December 02 at 5:07 AM by podster

I think that's good advice. Make it your goal to make as many mistakes as possible. I think some smart people never achieve spoken fluency for fear... Read more

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On December 02 at 4:55 AM by bababardwan

“Syllable per second, Mandarin is actually one of the slowest spoken languages in the world” ha, interesting. Not read the linked article yet, but... Read more

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On December 02 at 4:52 AM by bababardwan

我同意朋友,有一样的看法。谢谢根我分享 Read more

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On December 02 at 4:45 AM by bababardwan

lol, love the architect brief :) Read more

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On December 02 at 4:20 AM by iaing

Reminds me of the quote, "any language you don't understand well sounds like it's being spoken at 200 m.p.h." Syllable per second, Mandarin is act... Read more

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On December 02 at 3:59 AM by and0709

Interesting lesson in cultural differences.The girls in the studio seemed to be having trouble controlling themselves yet, like John, I wasn't exactly... Read more

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On December 02 at 2:54 AM by iaing

公园,员工,工作人员 你们公司有多少gong1yuan2? Read more

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On December 02 at 12:12 AM by darkstar94

My Chinese friend told me how she heard a guy say "我今年是23年" which she had to restrain herself from laughing out loud.  That 毛 mistake I've actual... Read more

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On December 01 at 8:23 PM by mrzhou

In the first line of the dialog, I hear: "我要去山西路", but there is no 要 in the transcript. Did I hear too much? Read more