I’ve been studying for about 10 years and every phase has been quite different, but the one piece of advice which would have been helpful for someone to give me at each stage…no matter how much listening practice you are doing, you are not doing enough listening practice.
Late to the party, but I’ve been reading 方丹。Another Japanese mystery / thriller that is quite popular in China ATM.
Another very good book for people wanting to dip their toes into a full novel. Aside from keeping track of the names it is very easy to follow and be hooked in.
Whoops - I actually used the auto suggest title feature, but clearly not to great effect…
Truly life being stranger than fiction, in that he was recently in the news after being acquitted in the US.
He had this to say on the American legal system at the time: “the reason I’m sitting here, let’s be honest, is not only because I was innocent… but because I had enough money not to be swept away by a process that’s set up to sweep you away”.
Sad it had to happen, but thanks very much to all involved for working on a replacement. Looking forward to signing up as this UK instance has been the best part of the ‘fediverse’ for me.
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They’re not uncommon in the UK either!
It does explain why all the niche communities I visit have gone from quiet to abandoned.
Due to being a Chinese learner, I have been playing a lot of Chinese developed games over the last few years. Gujian 3, in particular, makes me less sceptical about Black Myth than others are as Gujian 3 was so close to being a genuinely solid game. I just really hope they don’t skimp on the translation.
I’m not sure why I am so invested in this story, but I’d love to see some consequences for this cultural vandalism.
Someone the other day referred to posting in niche communities as shouting into the void currently, which I thought was apt.
I’m seriously impressed with how functional this app is from the start. Like lots of others have said, it felt like coming home given how long I’d used Sync for. Didn’t hesitate to pay for the ad free version once that option was added.
Thanks Tom - appreciate your efforts as this is fast becoming my favourite corner of the internet. Hope your flat purchase goes well.
Very different type of metal from the bands listed, but Fellowship are my favourite UK metal band in a long time:
I hope it will be, and think it has the potential.
It has already replaced the “all” experience for me, and I automatically come here rather than Reddit. On the other hand, most of my engagement on reddit was with hobby/interest communities. Very few of the ones I visited on Reddit have made it across in an active way so far.
One unexpected thing is that I actually enjoy my specific instance and find myself browsing “Local” way more often than I expected.
Shadowing is designed to address exactly this:
https://www.mandarinblueprint.com/blog/how-to-use-speech-shadowing-technique/
It isn’t something that I can personally recommend as I’ve always struggled with it, but there are plenty of people who swear by it.