about italki generally
have people here on italki actually had actual language exchange? or is italki more of a social platform rather than language learning?

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Fortunately,I really made some good friends on italki who help me a lot with my English,actually,we exchange not only language but also culture.Through our talking,they point out my mistakes and i introduce them what they want to know about China and Chinese,I really like them.

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Choosing it is up to you ;)

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Yes, people really have here language exchange, it is obvious.