Pen Pal 1

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November 10, 2008
From Christian
To Claire

Hello Claire, ni hao ma?

Sorry for the empty message previously. Sometimes I click on the wrong buttons, shame on me!

Never be sorry about trying to communicate in a foreign language. I applaud your courage. It is better to try and fail than never trying. Do you agree? As you keep trying, you'll find yourself improving. I will gladly help you with the challenge.

As for your mistakes, be careful about singular and plural like "are any mistake"­. Either use "is a mistake"­ or "are any mistakes"­.

Second, "tell me more about yourself"­ is sufficient. "Much more about yourself"­ is just that... too much :-) Also, you see I used "tell"­. The introduction­ is at the beginning. As you want to know *more*, it is already beyond the introduction­. Thus, use the word tell, not introduce.

Well, I am a Business Software Developer, which means I work on commercial software for businesses. I have been to Taiwan five times. First, to meet my pen pal and then because I like the country and the people a lot. My first trip was in 1984, my last in 2008.

Cheers,
Christian

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November 10, 2008
From Claire
To Christian

Hi Christian,wo­ hen hao.

Nice to meet you!There really are many mistakes in my email. Thanks for your corrections.­ :)
I'm so happy that you like Taiwan. Where have you been in Taiwan? Do you like the foods in Taiwan?
Btw, what is commercial software? Do you program a computer?

Regards,
Claire

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