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Chat with students, Sue in Japan, Ying Lan from Taiwan, Nicia from Brazil, Gosia from Poland, guest Amer from Turkey - and teachers Vance, Michael, and Maggi |
This chat took place almost entirely in the voice chat room and in the accompanying text chat, which you can read in the logs. No one was at the Palace or Homestead text chat, so the only logs we have are from when people wrote in the voice chat. It started with Maggi and Vance talking to Ying Lan about what she’d read lately, and eventually we were joined by Amer, a Turkish man with a ready laugh living in New Zealand. Michael came along next, and after that, Sue in Japan appeared on Yahoo Messenger, and Vance let her know where we were so she could join us in the chat. Shortly thereafter Gosia from Poland appeared on ICQ, and Vance invited her to join us, which she did despite not having a mic. Though we’ve known Gosia for a long time, it was her first time to hear us talk, and we finally learned to pronounce her name correctly. Finally Nicia from Brazil appeared on ICQ and with some coaching from Vance and much persistence with her provider who kept bumping her, she too managed to be heard for the first time online. It was interesting getting to know each other in this additional dimension, and we look forward to actually hearing from Gosia next time!
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ConnectedVance
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Hi. I'm putting on a micMaggi:
okMaggi: mc on icq is his youngest son at the moment.
Vance:
ohVance: Hi Ying Lan
Ying
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bye YingYing
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oh dear...Ying got bounced again.Vance:
I can hear you. Looking for micYing:
"I had grown daughters of my own, I felt like a lost child." The lady is a mother or not?Ying: please answer the question by typing.
Vance:
The lady is a mother if she has daughtersMaggi:
ok...yes, she is a mother and her daughters are adults.Maggi: I need to know the context to tell you why she feels like a lost child
Vance:
or she feels lost or vulnerableVance: directionless
Maggi:
it means you can be hurt easily...Maggi: have no one to guide you...
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Vance:
admireYing:
jealousVance:
Who was jealous? The lady who murdered her friend?Ying:
yes, she was.Ying: Because they were falling in love with the same guy.
Maggi: jealousy is not good.
Vance:
ok, but she would have done that despite her level of educationMaggi:
that is an emotion and nothing to do with educationYing
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Vance:
one moment, on the phoneVance: brb
Michael
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Is anybody talking?Maggi: sure we are
Ying
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Vance is on...was on the phoneYing
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I'm back, adjusting soundMichael:
I may have mine in the wrong plug...Michael: Can you hear me?
Maggi: can you hear us...?
Ying: NO...
Michael: I can hear you...
Michael: Now - can you hear me?
Ying: no
Ying: I heard you...
Michael: You don't fail Ying!
Michael: Like me?
Maggi: present company excluded...
Michael: Thanks Maggi!
Maggi: It comes with the turf...
Ying: Thanks ...
Maggi: I find those who speak English as a second language.sound very pleasant to my ear...
Michael: Interesting music Ying!
Ying
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Ying:
hijeckAmer joins as Guest298
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Michael:
LOL!Michael: My golf is terrible!
Ying: Hi, guest 298.. Have your name? change your name
Ying: Do you like to play golf?
Guest298: hi ying
Ying: It is a very expensive sport in Taiwan.
Ying: Hi,
Michael: I like golf Ying, but I don't play very often.
Ying: You could change your name
Maggi: you got cut off mid way mc
Michael: smile...
Vance:
She likes Tiger WoodMichael:
Tiger Woods!!!Vance:
Woods, yeah, that oneMichael:
288 - what is your name?Ying: 298 not 288
Michael: I mean 298.
Maggi: who is guest 298...cute giggle ^.
Vance:
What don't you like Amer? Are you in the text chat too?Maggi:
^just barely 298Michael: And you're very soft. I can just hear you.
Maggi: it's a man!!
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Maggi:
always...:-)Michael: Maggi loves men.
Maggi: see
Ying: michael loves women, too.
Michael: Hello Amer.
Ying: hello amer..
Ying: How to pronounce your name. amer?
Maggi: Hi Amer
Ying: I met amer by icq and invited him to come here.
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Have no idea about Amer.Maggi: Hi Sue
Ying: Hi, sue. you are late tonight.
Michael: Hello Sue.
Ying: SIt is time for you to go to bed
Ying: Sue,
Sue: sorry, i just came back now
Sue: HI, everyone.
Amer: <Type here to chat>
Amer: hi sue
Maggi: hot or hard?
Sue: hot
Sue: no sound here
Maggi: everyone is quiet
Michael: Maggi asked if you can still speak Chinese Sue?
Vance:
Maggi asked if you can speak Chinese still, Sue.Michael:
Snap Vance!Ying
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Michael:
And 'mi hao' means 'how are you?'Maggi: ni hao
Sue: yes.
Michael: Oh - ni hao.
Maggi: ni hao ma is more polite
Michael: OK.
Sue: ni hao ma seems like a question to ask if you are allright.
Maggi: at least that is what they tqaught us
Sue: ni hao, means how are you..
Michael: Should be OK Vance. Why?
Maggi: it was a long time ago...
Michael: New Zealand.
Ying: New Zealand
Maggi: wow
Sue: It is no problem for me
Vance:
Sunday July 2 there is a conference in BarcelonaMichael:
Amer - can you turn up your volume?Vance:
It's at 9:00 a.m. GMT, that SundayVance: On Sunday June 11 I want to practice, at 9 a.m. GMT
Michael:
Sorry Amer - I can only hear very softly.Amer
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Michael:
Sure Amer.Vance:
start / programs / accessories / multimedia / volume controlMichael:
You're tempting me Vance!Vance:
you only live once, MichaelSue:
funnyMaggi: this is true...
Sue: oh?
Sue: Nobody pays me too
Michael: Then you understand Ying!
Amer: agree with you ying
Vance:
what? can you write it?Ying:
amer?Ying: How to pronounce the word "amer"
Amer: yes yingmy name is amer
Michael: How do you pronounce.....
Michael: Yes Amer we hear you!
Michael: Media Ring?
Vance:
http://www.mediaring.comVance:
In volume control / properties / options / recordingVance: removed
Michael:
She removed it from her pc.Vance:
snapSue:
ha, i am back finally.Vance:
greatAmer:
welcome sueSue: hi, Amer
Amer: hi sue
Sue: Amer is from New Zerland?
Amer: yes you?
Sue: I am chinese living in Japan now
Amer: nice to eet you sue
Michael: Nice to eat you???
Michael: LOL
Amer: hhahahahaah typing error
Sue: i am sour
Michael: And a good typing error! (good joke!)
Michael: I did Maggi.
Amer: michael i can hear you clearly
Michael: I knew what Amer meant!
Vance:
faintMichael:
That's better!Sue: See you next time, Ying.
Amer: thanks very much ying
Amer: take care
Michael: I'm glad you didn't go to bed when I came!
Vance:
Nicia is coming, in case you want to stay just a litle while longerMaggi:
Nicia is going to try to come agaqin.Michael: Can't hear you Ying!
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Sue:
HI, NiciaAmer: hi nicia
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Nicia came and went....Amer: Sue do you have icq
Sue: yes, Amer.
Michael: You betcha!
Amer: can i add you
Michael: I'm busy but I am listening!
Sue: sure
Amer: ok my no is
Nicia: yes!
Sue: what is the meaning for " betcha"???
Nicia: how?
Amer: 74863284
Vance:
yeah, you can read this?Vance: I betcha means I will bet you
Nicia:
mabe my microfone is out... I will check itSue: ok, i know it now.
Sue: i thought bite you
Maggi: you bet...
Nicia: no...
Maggi: in this case he was agreeing with me
Vance:
Hi, ok, to help you with your mic ..Nicia:
oh...Vance:
So, do you want to test you mic?Vance: your mic?
Nicia:
mabe I need to do audio configuration...Nicia
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Vance:
One way to test your mic is with sound recorderNicia:
I dont know what is happening...Nicia: yes... but they said I have problems...
Vance:
start / programs / accessories / multimedia / sound recorderVance: To adjust volume: start / programs/ accessories / mulitmedia / volume control
Nicia:
I will tryVance:
Then options / properties / recordingSue:
Amer's laughing is funny, with a kind of stepMaggi: yes...he has aq nice laugh
Nicia: mabe when the men who install my multimedia dont do it well
Vance:
Can you hear us?Nicia:
I can hear!Nicia: yes... but I´m angry again...
Nicia: yes... its complicate...
Vance:
But each time you get closerNicia:
yes... I´m close you...Nicia: but I can talk...
Nicia: :(
Sue: I have to run now,
Sue: late for me, have to get up early tomorrow
Maggi: take care...:-)
Sue: bye, hope to meet you next week
Nicia: I can hear Vance very well.
Nicia: bye Sue!
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Aeronetical EngineerNicia
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Nicia:
I have problems...Nicia: Nice to hear Maggi!
Vance:
Yeah, I hope you speak GermanNicia:
yes... but I´m without microfone...Maggi: oh...
Maggi: maybe next time
Nicia: yes... thank you!
Amer: my icq no 74863284
Nicia: about what?
Vance:
http://www.netword.com/webheadsNicia:
I will do it in english...Amer: this is my icq no
Nicia: it is in portuguese yet
Maggi: ok...got you Amer
Nicia: I will put you there...
Nicia: hi Michael!
Maggi: Michael can only hear us Nicia.
Nicia: but he can see the text chat?
Maggi: I don't know if he is looking ...
Maggi: he is writing emails and listening
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Michael:
Good one Maggi!Nicia
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Maggi:
Hi..Guest241: I can hear but what next :)))
Vance:
OK, press F9 and talk to usVance: You have to hold down the F9 key
Guest241:
Hi - but I think I will not be able to answer youGuest241: I have got but I think there is something wrong
Nicia
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That's right!Guest241: In my life :))) ?
Guest241: I found something and I hope to book it on monday
Vance:
Great!!Guest241:
I am going for about 1monthVance:
oh, and then returning to Poland?Guest241:
I want to study a little bit and I hope to spend good timeGuest241: perhapse to relax ( but I think it is not good place to relax
Nicia
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England? Yeah, but you've been there beforeGuest241:
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU TOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Vance:
Yeah, no mic?Guest241:
yes I was but I want to improve my englishGuest241: I've got microphone but there is something wrong
Vance:
Can you set the volume?Vance: You do it by start / programs / accessories/
Vance: multimedia / volume control
Vance: Options / properties / and click on recording
Guest241:
no because I think it isn't installed rightVance:
and then you set the volumeGuest241:
woo - subcject MAKE _ UP :)))Guest241: It's good but you know with moderation
Guest241: I like make-up but not mask :)))
Vance:
that sounds reasonableMichael:
Well I've done all my business. Bed soon....Michael: LOL
Guest241: if you have make-up you can feel more sure yourself
Guest241: Maggi can you repeat what you have just said
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Who is AmerMaggi: why would you feel more sure with makeup...?
Guest241: thanks
Guest241: Please keep your fingers tomorrow because I have the exam
Guest241: the lat one
Maggi: I will
Guest241: hm ..
Guest241: almost perfect :))))
Guest241: yes ;)))
Guest241: yes :)))
Guest241: next time I will try to get micriphone - I mean a goood one :)))
Guest241: Vance how I can change my wonderful name :))) ( guest 241)
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Michael:
lolNicia
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and I live in Poland :)))Nicia: Finaly!
Gosia: Good Noigt
Michael: lol
Michael: Ciao.
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can you hear me?Maggi: no
Nicia
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I can see you trying but I don't hear anythingNicia
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To adjust volume: start / programs/ accessories / mulitmedia / volume controlNicia:
what´s the problem?Vance:
Then options / properties / recordingVance: And then you adjust the mic volume in the control panel
Nicia
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Sorry but I have to leave you - you know duties :))) ( Maggi I have the exam in German - and know nothing :))) )Gosia: I will try to be next Sunday
Gosia: Bye!!!!!!!
Gosia: Pa !!!!!!!!!!
Nicia
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oh dear...in German..lyukNicia: who is Amer?
Maggi: Amer is in New Zealand
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