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On June 13 at 7:02 AM by catherinem

Fixed. Read more

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On June 13 at 6:21 AM by cowenparkseattle

In the Lesson Transcript PDF, the title is given only as a single character ("suan4"), rather than the full title "Doing the Math with suan4". Read more

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On June 13 at 5:06 AM by JasonSch

Yeah, I didn't know what an actuary was myself. You learn something new every day! I ended up suggesting 保险计算员 simply because the word includes som... Read more

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On June 13 at 4:48 AM by bodawei

Few native English speakers I meet could describe the work of an actuary - so it is no surprise to me that I have seen at least three different 'defin... Read more

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On June 13 at 3:59 AM by JasonSch

Hey Bob, Good question for this lesson. It's even got 计算 in it. 'Actuary' is 保险计算员, or bǎoxiǎnjìsuànyuán. Read more

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On June 13 at 3:36 AM by xueny

Since it's World Cup time: 那个进球得分不算，他是越位的。 (That goal doesn't count, he was offside.) Read more

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On June 13 at 3:26 AM by RJ

I dont disagree with you. Read more

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On June 13 at 3:21 AM by xiaophil

Well, as bodawei says, he really isn't influencing the language in America, and to be fair, I don't actually think he is spreading "Australianism" to... Read more

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On June 13 at 3:10 AM by daini

I'm not sure whether 老外们 in Shanghai often try to order drinks in Chinese, but when I go to McDonald's, I often see 老外 speaking Chinese to the cashier... Read more

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On June 13 at 3:07 AM by daini

Wow... I'm flattered! Thank you so much for such encouragement! Read more