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Jul 31, 2013 05:45
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Debate needs listening skills. Try to talk more in English with friends and you will be astonished to see how you fare.
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Aug 1, 2013 01:35
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Wan,

Actually, I met some friends on this forum and chatted them in Skype or QQ. But we just typed words instead of talking to each other.
Aug 1, 2013 05:52
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At least something to start with.
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Aug 4, 2013 22:28
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Next time I will talk to them instead of typing words.
Aug 6, 2013 00:24
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Correct. When you talk, you will start to learn your listening skills. Sometimes we thought our pronunciation is correct but to others it's strange to their ears.
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Aug 6, 2013 22:12
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Yes, I talked to a South Korean when I was in college. I thought I pronounced "Long" correctly. But he didn't understand what I said. From then, I seldom speak in English. I am afraid of my non-standard pronunciation.
Aug 7, 2013 16:00
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Haha, don't let a South Korean student dictate your pronunciation.
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Aug 7, 2013 20:18
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Wan,

That guy pronounced English words correctly. It's my mistake. He came to study Chinese in Chengdu. I couldn't believe that he even could speak Chengdu dialect. Very fluent. He told me that he had been in Chengdu for three years.

Here is another joke I found on the internet. A Xian local met a foreigner on the street. He shouted at the foreigner " *** you!" Do you know what the foreigner said? He said "Zei Ni Ma ( *** your mother)!" Zei Ni Ma is a four letter word in Xian dialect.
Aug 8, 2013 00:01
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Haha. In my dialect we don't have four-letter word but rather words of many letters that we can make essays.
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Aug 12, 2013 20:06
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Have you met a foreign guy who can speak Chinese (also dialect) very fluently? That South Korean guy really surprised me. I can't believe he speak Chengdu dialect very well.
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