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On January 31 at 4:31 AM by vonb

Is anyone else having problems with the new fonts?  I get some really strange characters in the popup translations, like question marks inside of... Read more

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On January 31 at 4:21 AM by pretzellogic

If cpod is going to do an Avatar lesson, wouldn't it be helpful to just bring back Movie Madness, and have it center on topical films like Avatar, Tra... Read more

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On January 31 at 4:18 AM by zhou_rui

Hi Bababardwan, Glad to see other people are interested in this stuff. I'll try to address your questions. First the characters. There are six... Read more

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On January 31 at 4:15 AM by zhenlijiang

Baba I would be happy to chip in, only I'm working on a transcript of the Obama Visits China lesson now myself (also I haven't seen Avatar). Hope othe... Read more

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On January 31 at 4:05 AM by bababardwan

Cool,Avatar.Just the other day doodlemonster was suggesting this would be a good idea,so she must have esp.I agree Media will be less accessible,but I... Read more

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On January 31 at 3:31 AM by piyan

yeah, any level would be better than Media. Intermediate would be probably be ideal Read more

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Posted on: Finding the Teacher
On January 31 at 3:30 AM by go_manly

Oops, its a given name, not a surname. Does that make a difference? Read more

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On January 31 at 3:29 AM by Tal

A Chinese friend tells me that 的 in these sentences makes them sound more 'natural', but it's not really needed in 《你们还说过话的呢》。 I was a bit surprised... Read more

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Posted on: Finding the Teacher
On January 31 at 3:21 AM by go_manly

A question from the dialog: According to MDBG and Yellowbridge, the character 燕 is pronounced with a first tone when used as a surname, and only t... Read more

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On January 31 at 2:31 AM by pretzellogic

This is just my take, but probably an elementary or intermediate lesson on Avatar would have the most accessibility to the most people. Read more