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On June 13 at 12:04 PM by bodawei

Thanks for 支持日本队 .. 支持者。 I only recently noticed 持的支持 in: 保持环境安静整洁bao3chi2huan2jing4an1jing4zheng3jie2 (keep the environment quiet and clean). N... Read more

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On June 13 at 11:51 AM by svik

By chance we tried to eat at the local 五芳斋粽子 (wǔfāngzhāizòngzi) place in Hangzhou (杭州) tonight. We could barely get in the door because of all... Read more

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On June 13 at 11:46 AM by bodawei

Dear Zhenlijiang, yes 'rooting' is a crude word not used in polite company in the non-American English-speaking world. It might make it onto TV scree... Read more

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On June 13 at 11:29 AM by zhenlijiang

Bodawei, "root for (um--so does "rooting" have some connotation we American speakers ought to be aware of?) Japan" would be 日本を応援する Nippon wo ou-en s... Read more

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On June 13 at 10:27 AM by darkstar94

haha funny considering this lesson is about thinking :S Read more

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On June 13 at 10:01 AM by pretzellogic

cpod can go ahead and delete a couple of duplicate responses here.  I didn't realize the comment was updating because I didn't get the usual dial... Read more

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On June 13 at 9:46 AM by xiaophil

The funny thing is that I normally say it without 了, but when I thought about it, I decided it should have it. Lesson: don't think to much. Read more

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On June 13 at 9:41 AM by darkstar94

haha it's alright, I figured you wouldn't need 了 because the other past tense examples didn't use 了 Read more

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On June 13 at 9:18 AM by xiaophil

Thanks, jjinfrance And darkstar94, sorry man, looks like I'm totally off. Sorry dude. Read more

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On June 13 at 9:18 AM by bluesky3064

Having just returned from a short trip to 南非, I have to say that the vibe and excitement in the country is amazing (and VERY loud). Read more