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Posted on: Tai Chi
On September 01 at 4:03 PM by zhenlijiang

... still weird, sorry. There was more to Baba that got cut off (and then I got cut off from CPod for most of the last hour):   This... Read more

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Posted on: Paris
On September 01 at 3:56 PM by kaixin_in_tampa

Great! Thank you Rich! Read more

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Posted on: Paris
On September 01 at 3:49 PM by rich

Hi Carlos,   Yes, your example of 你是怎么做的 is good, as it indicates you are wondering how something WAS done and not the general question of ho... Read more

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Posted on: Paris
On September 01 at 3:37 PM by kaixin_in_tampa

你好,great lesson! Is the pattern 是。。。的 used in other ways to indicate past tense, can you provide a couple of examples? For example, could someone say?... Read more

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Posted on: Tai Chi
On September 01 at 3:30 PM by rich

But back to Baba's original question, why does the English translation have so much more?  Was the 汉语 originally meant to have more explanation?&... Read more

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Posted on: Tai Chi
On September 01 at 3:14 PM by matt_c

That's cool. Mind if I edit the missing text into your earlier comment, then delete our resulting exchange...? Read more

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Posted on: Tai Chi
On September 01 at 3:06 PM by zhenlijiang

Hi Matt  this was weird. I tried to post as usual, didn't try to delete anything. I could see it was acting strange but had to leave a... Read more

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On September 01 at 2:40 PM by jimbro

The benefit for a foreigner of speaking Chinese is that it shows you have made an effort.   If the native Chinese speakers have reason to beli... Read more

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Posted on: Tai Chi
On September 01 at 2:22 PM by matt_c

@Bababardwan I'm not sure, could be she accidentally edited the content out of her comment in order to delete it...could be something else. Either way... Read more

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On September 01 at 1:42 PM by matt_c

@Tal_ 你这种话有点种族歧视的感觉。现代世界有多PC你都不知道吗? :p Read more