More examples from Duolingo. (The fellow says he actually likes their courses. He is just poking fun at some of their sentences.) Btw, the video was posted in 2015, long before this thread was started.
Duolingo is the Devil! The Undeniable Truth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbmXSR_QiP8
Also, there are more examples in the comments below the video, e.g., "Excuse me, I am an apple."
Let's share highly specific and unhelpful example sentences
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One need not hope in order to undertake, nor succeed in order to persevere.
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Today's winner from Reverso Context:
Then I'm going to draw you a nerve-wracking bath of indeterminate temperature.
Then I'm going to draw you a nerve-wracking bath of indeterminate temperature.
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Season 4 Lucifer Italian transcripts I created: https://learnanylanguage.fandom.com/wik ... ranscripts
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From “First Russian Reader for Students”:
Чайник стоит на плите.
Он пустой?
Нет, он не пустой. Кот сидит в чайнике.
The kettle is on the stove.
Is it empty?
No, it is not empty. The cat is sitting in the teapot.
Чайник стоит на плите.
Он пустой?
Нет, он не пустой. Кот сидит в чайнике.
The kettle is on the stove.
Is it empty?
No, it is not empty. The cat is sitting in the teapot.
4 x
La hora más oscura es la que viene antes del nacimiento del sol
Merci de corriger mes erreurs !
Merci de corriger mes erreurs !
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