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On February 20 at 8:28 AM by kimiik

Indeed ... especially according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluency In the sense of proficiency, "fluency" encompasses a number of related but... Read more

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On February 20 at 5:44 AM by byronmeinerth

I liked the use of "at the weekend" in this podcast. Learning a foreign language can also be a great way to learn other usages in your native language... Read more

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On February 20 at 5:32 AM by byronmeinerth

I know that most of the transcript has been written here, but I couldn't understand what Connie said around 4:25. I can understand 《只》能一般用在动物。。。。。。上，b... Read more

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On February 20 at 4:03 AM by hamshank

I think our Irish blogging friend may have influenced the liberal use of the word "fluency" here. Read more

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Posted on: Fresh Air vs. Heat
On February 20 at 4:00 AM by peterinchangsha

Good question. Does anyone know where this obsession for fresh air comes from? (I don't think it's fear of CO poisoning.) I think it must be someth... Read more

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On February 20 at 3:48 AM by peterinchangsha

Lucky you. I live in Changsha, Hunan, and I can't go downtown without hearing 'laowai'. It is so rude, and most of the time I just joke and look o... Read more

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On February 20 at 3:38 AM by podster

I think most of the big banks have strategic alliances with overseas banks, e.g. HSBC and Bank of Communications, but I do not know if it is as conven... Read more

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On February 20 at 3:36 AM by lujiaojie

“就算”的录音没有错误，但是句子读得比较快，听起来“算”有点儿像轻声。 Read more

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Posted on: Resume Revisions
On February 20 at 3:21 AM by GregE

I agree with you! Fixed. Read more

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On February 20 at 2:58 AM by lujiaojie

对，characters and arabic numbers are both commonly used. Read more