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0 A: Tell us about your latest movie. 02 br
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00 B: It's about a kid, me, moving to China and leaving behind his past in the US. In the foreign country, he has to blend into the completely different culture. Though he speaks Chinese, there are other obstacles like gaining peer acceptance, not to mention attracting the opposite sex, and getting used to Chinese food. You know, people in China eat anything under the sun, ranging from pork feet to cow's testicles to dog. 02 br
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00 A: I know you've been living in China since 2003. Do you eat them? 02 br
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00 B: No. I'd rather stick to a normal diet. 02 br
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00 A: Do you have friends who eat them? And what do you do if they're going to a restaurant 02 br
00 serving these variety meats? Do you find an excuse to bail on them? Or do you join them but be frank with them 02 br
00 and just keep them company? 02 br
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00 B: Fortunately, most of my friends don't take them. But once, we went to this restaurant and and one of my friends 02 br
00 ordered pig's penises. It was gross. Though it brothered me I just told myself they were hotdogs. 02 br
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00 Could you correct any mistakes? 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance. 0-
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00 B: It's about a kid, me, moving to China and leaving behind his past in the US. In the foreign country, he has to blend into the completely different culture. Though he speaks Chinese, there are other obstacles like gaining peer acceptance, not to mention attracting the opposite sex, and getting used to Chinese food. You know, people in China eat anything under the sun, ranging from pork feet to cow's testicles to dog. 02 br
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00 A: I know you've been living in China since 2003. Do you eat them? 02 br
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00 B: No. I'd rather stick to a normal diet. 02 br
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00 A: Do you have friends who eat them? And what do you do if they're going to a restaurant 02 br
00 serving these variety meats? Do you find an excuse to bail on them? Or do you join them but be frank with them 02 br
00 and just keep them company? 02 br
02 br
00 B: Fortunately, most of my friends don't take them. But once, we went to this restaurant and and one of my friends 02 br
00 ordered pig's penises. It was gross. Though it brothered me I just told myself they were hotdogs. 02 br
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00 Could you correct any mistakes? 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance. 0-
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02 i 02 br 02 br 01 i 00 B: It's about a kid, me, moving to China and leaving behind his past in the US. In the foreign country, he has to blend into the completely different culture. e.
- 02 i 02 br 02 br 01 i 00 B: It's about a kid, me, moving to China and leaving behind his past in the US.
- In the foreign country, he has to blend into the completely different culture.
- e.
- when introducing a list of examples, as you have here).
- Others aren't bothered, or wouldn't even notice.
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1 i 00 A: Tell us about your latest movie. 02 i 02 br
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01 i 00 B: It's about a kid, me, moving to China and leaving behind his past in the US. In the foreign country, he has to blend into the completely different culture. Though he speaks Chinese, there are other obstacles like gaining peer acceptance, ... 02 i 02 br
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00 In writing,
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01 i 00 B: It's about a kid, me, moving to China and leaving behind his past in the US. In the foreign country, he has to blend into the completely different culture. Though he speaks Chinese, there are other obstacles like gaining peer acceptance, ... 02 i 02 br
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00 In writing,
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0 No problem other than what Mr. Wordy pointed out. However, using "variety meats" may show a cultural bias, since in China, such things are part of the normal diet. 0-
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0 Thanks, Mr Wordy and Philip. 02 br
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00 1. Does it mean native speakers wouldn't say "Do you take beef?" What would you say instead? 02 br
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00 2. 01 i 00 It was gross. Though it 01 del 00 brothered 02 del 00 bothered me I just told myself they were hotdogs. ( 02 i 00 I expected you to correct the pronoun inconsistenc
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00 1. Does it mean native speakers wouldn't say "Do you take beef?" What would you say instead? 02 br
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00 2. 01 i 00 It was gross. Though it 01 del
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10 3. Would you accept the non-possessive form 11 b 10 pig penises 12 b 10 too? 12 br
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10 4. Philip, could you please explain the bias? I mean the internal parts of animals is called variety meats in English. What would be a non-biased term for them? 12 br
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10 1. Does it mean native speakers wouldn't say "Do you take beef?" What would you say instead? 12 br
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10 2. 11 i 10 It was gross. Though it 11 del10 brothered 12 del10 bothered me I just told myself they were hotdogs. ( 12 i 10 I expected you to c
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