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Old May 16, 2009, 12:06 AM
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I've been exploring the possibility of adding one here, but I don't have a solution yet. (Plus I would need a much beefier server to support it).

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Old May 16, 2009, 12:24 AM
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Crotalito, I think you didn't understand me. A pen pal is "un amigo por correspondencia", but in this case I was talking about a pen pal for learning languages. So, there is someone who writes letters to you, for instance, in Spanish, and you write letters to him/her in English, and each other make the corrections.

@Jchen, they are new words for me, too, but I think that a Key pal is a friend who uses the keyboard (as pen pal is a friend who uses the pen for writing). I want a key pal.
Yes as you have said, I didn't understand you because I think that you was speaking about one device, and doesn't about one person, well, I believe that I made my great mistake in the story.

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Old May 16, 2009, 06:08 AM
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Beefier is slang for stronger, bigger. It actually means more muscular or more substantial.

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Old May 16, 2009, 06:32 AM
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Yes as you have said, I didn't understand you because I think that you was speaking about one device, and doesn't about one person, well, I believe that I made my great mistake in the story.

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It doesn't matter. A few days ago I didn't know what a pen pal was
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Old May 18, 2009, 04:08 AM
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Old May 18, 2009, 10:16 AM
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It doesn't matter. A few days ago I didn't know what a pen pal was
I know that it does not matter.

Really I didn't know that pen pal was.

It seems more to one Pal one device, and well if you one pen pal is referred to one person then it's very weir for me, because when you have one friend in some place anywhere, the way more correct to name him is my partner, mate or simply friend, and well that word is not used in my country for that reason when you mentioned the word I confused the word with one device.
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They actually added one on the Astronomy forum I use that is run off the software's servers, thus doesn't add any traffic to your own server.

I can get the info for you, if you're looking. I will say though, as a long-time user of internet chat (IRC, Web-based, Clients like Yahoo! or AIM), I wasn't terribly impressed by this particular software. It's biggest downfall is a lack of any real ability to moderate the chat room.

The other problem it could run into on a site like this, is that it has built-in censoring software that includes head-scratchers like "Hitler", and also parts of words contained in other words. For instance, if I said "I went to class" it could pick up on the last three letters. And instead of just astrix'íng them out, it'd change it to a less offensive word. The message would then become something like "I went to clblue."

The censorship software could really wreak havok on words in another language, as I'm fairly sure it's only set up with an English dictionary.

So, it doesn't really get a ringing endorsement from me, but it's an option.
If you have the information handy, go ahead and PM it to me, and I'll look into it. I have been looking at the options of having an IRC channel, along with a web-based client here on the website, but haven't made any decisions yet.
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If you have the information handy, go ahead and PM it to me, and I'll look into it. I have been looking at the options of having an IRC channel, along with a web-based client here on the website, but haven't made any decisions yet.
¡¡Me gustaría un (chat room) por los foros!! por favor
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Lol you're Spanish is better than my observation skills. I was about to post "Shouldn't that take the conditional tense?" . . . fortunately, I re-read it first.
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Lol you're Spanish is better than my observation skills. I was about to post "Shouldn't that take the conditional tense?" . . . fortunately, I re-read it first.
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