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Posted on: Addressing Women
On July 14 at 7:31 AM by babyeggplant

I'm a 26 year old 很土很俗气的姑娘. My previous neighbor had a 5 year old daughter and I guess the neighbor was mid to late 30's. She had her daughter call me... Read more

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Posted on: 中外脱口秀
On July 14 at 6:59 AM by ouxiansheng

谢谢! Read more

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Posted on: Addressing Women
On July 14 at 6:51 AM by mikeinewshot

Indeed the lesson did not deal with women over 30. This seems to reflect the age of the Chinese pod team but not of it's users :-)  Read more

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Posted on: Addressing Women
On July 14 at 5:49 AM by chris

Is it just me or do other people now subconsciously think "we/us/our" when writing the English word "women"......  Thinking about it, a similar s... Read more

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Posted on: Sensitive Topics
On July 14 at 5:41 AM by chris

Thank you for teaching the 涉及到 structure.  I've not come across this before, but based on the lesson and the expansion sentences this will be a v... Read more

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Posted on: Sensitive Topics
On July 14 at 5:36 AM by chris

In the expansion sentences, the 都怪我......让...... structure seems to have the meaning of "It's because I...(did something)...that...(something happened... Read more

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Posted on: Addressing Women
On July 14 at 4:12 AM by chris

I have needed this lesson for a long time!  It's so easy for men - you just use 先生 pretty much regardless of age, unless they're really young.&nb... Read more

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Posted on: Addressing Women
On July 14 at 2:47 AM by Tal

In Guangdong I have commonly heard Chinese friends address women (older than them, or even roughly the same age) as 阿姐. Following suit I have found it... Read more

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On July 14 at 2:47 AM by ItalicManhole

Is this what this site was like a couple of years ago with you in attendance? Personal attacks and a refusal to conciliate? If so, thank god those day... Read more

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On July 14 at 2:20 AM by tgif

Ahhh, Tingyun - you have hit the nail on the head. To think if we were attempting to communicate subtles such as this in grammatically and situational... Read more