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Oct 2023
19m 51s

Intermediate | Automated Phone Recording...

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Thank you for calling, for directions in English press 1 now: *1*... for directions in Mandarin press 2 now: *1*, *1*... for directions in Cantonese, press 3 now: *1*, *1*, *1*, if you know your party's extension press 4 now, *11111111*, if you'd like to speak to the operator, press 0 now, *0*. I'm sorry that extension is invalid, please hang up and try again. Circumnavigate automated phone hell--in this podcast, learn your *'s and #'s in Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0731

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