E. g. He came to his discussion of flowering shrubs by way of a chat on his rose garden.

他借着闲谈他的玫瑰花园把话题引到开花的灌木上来。

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When chatting with someone, the program tells you when your g-chat comrade is typing, or has typed something.

FORBES: Taking the suspense out of g-chatting

G-chat lets you see who else is chained to their computer (or Blackberry or iPhone) at any given moment.

FORBES: Taking the suspense out of g-chatting

Google Talk (which I prefer to call g-chat) is the instant messaging service that accompanies Gmail and is singlehandedly responsible for decreasing workplace productivity by 5 to 50 percent.

FORBES: Taking the suspense out of g-chatting