i'm too tired to think of a subject...

[channamasala 20]

...waitressing does that to you.

So how does one say "language exchange partner" in Mandarin? Please don't send characters, this computer can't read them. Pinyin with tone marks would be great.

[trooper 1]

语言交换伙伴

yu3yan2 jiao1huan4 huo3ban4

[channamasala 20]

Yeah, I can't read that. WHat I see is this:

??????

Not that I am questioning - that's just what I see. **This computer CAN NOT READ CHARACTERS**.

[trooper 1]

I wrote the pinyin version underneath the characters.

yu3yan2 jiao1huan4 huo3ban4, which is a literal translation:

language exchange partner

[smithsgj 3]

Channamasala, it's not your computer's fault! Install the software!

[confucius 4]

Here are the highlights so far:

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trooper: "I wrote the pinyin version underneath the characters."

channamasala: "...waitressing does that to you."

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Stay tuned next time when channamasala attempts to translate "chicken fried steak" to a drowsy table of EVA airlines flight attendants.

[channamasala 20]

i'm just dumb, or overworked, or both. sorry, i see it now.