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Posted on: Tea Tasting
On May 28 at 12:28 AM by Tal

Whoa pete, first Klingons and now the Borg ! You're really making an old Trekker happy, (and boy, do I need it after seeing the new "Star Trek" mo... Read more

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On May 28 at 12:26 AM by bababardwan

suxiaoya, How does that work though? Does it notify you if there are any subsequent comments in the thread,or does it notify you if there are com... Read more

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On May 28 at 12:20 AM by suxiaoya

Hey dangrayson There's a button we've just added at the bottom of the comments box on each page; you can click it for email notifications of follow... Read more

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Posted on: Tea Tasting
On May 28 at 12:11 AM by bababardwan

To whit I think the only expression in Pete's translations I wasn't totally familiar with [just goes to show how much American culture we Aussies have... Read more

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On May 28 at 12:04 AM by Tal

As for me I just read through the posts! Call me unsophisticated (you might break my heart!) but to this day I've never bothered to figure out what an... Read more

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On May 28 at 12:03 AM by pearltowerpete

Hi emeryj Thanks for your enthusiasm. Yes, economy is a defining feature of classical Chinese poetry. This is a series, with previous episodes... Read more

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Posted on: Tea Tasting
On May 27 at 11:46 PM by pearltowerpete

Hi paulinurus , As you rightly point out, I have included both "bug" and "insect" among the translated elements for the lesson (dialogue, vocab, a... Read more

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Posted on: Tea Tasting
On May 27 at 11:13 PM by mickeytoon

The UK tradition of serving tea (preferably weak with lots of milk) at any opportunity is still going strong. In fact this trait is used&nbs... Read more

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Posted on: Tea Tasting
On May 27 at 11:00 PM by bababardwan

Miantiao, I knew that one and nearly posted the answer,but then I thought nah too obvious,it's probably a Chinese version of the joke.On reflection... Read more

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Posted on: Tea Tasting
On May 27 at 10:42 PM by RJ

Sebire I have a clear plastic one whith a screw lid and a screen. Something like the cab drivers use. They are very cheap, in fact I bought expensi... Read more