Duolingo has apparently already released "For Talking to Children" - I did not even know that this had been in the incubator!
https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1190844899010260993
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lavengro
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"Blaming a bridge collapse on a school is like blaming owls for why I suck at analogies."
- Britta Perry, of course.
- Britta Perry, of course.
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lavengro
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Re: Duolingo Buddies Group
Scottish Gaelic has been released, in beta. Looks pretty short (33 skill units) at present compared to most of the other languages.
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"Blaming a bridge collapse on a school is like blaming owls for why I suck at analogies."
- Britta Perry, of course.
- Britta Perry, of course.
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Xenops
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I have mixed feelings about Duolingo...But I still find myself coming back. 
My profile name is hestia-edwards.
My profile name is hestia-edwards.
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Deinonysus
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I just started doing the Arabic course the other day. Is it just me or does the audio have a lot of pronunciation errors?
On the other hand, it shows that a lot of the Hebrew course's issues can be fixed. Both Hebrew and Arabic have optional vowel markings that are not used in normal life, but the Arabic course uses them completely at the beginning of the course so that you can unambiguously see how to pronounce each word. The Hebrew course doesn't use vowel markings at all so if you forget how a word is pronounced, you have to look it up.
Also, the Arabic course has full audio and Hebrew doesn't, although as I said, there seem to be a lot of pronunciation issues at the beginning of the course. It would be a huge improvement if full audio were possible for Hebrew as well.
On the other hand, it shows that a lot of the Hebrew course's issues can be fixed. Both Hebrew and Arabic have optional vowel markings that are not used in normal life, but the Arabic course uses them completely at the beginning of the course so that you can unambiguously see how to pronounce each word. The Hebrew course doesn't use vowel markings at all so if you forget how a word is pronounced, you have to look it up.
Also, the Arabic course has full audio and Hebrew doesn't, although as I said, there seem to be a lot of pronunciation issues at the beginning of the course. It would be a huge improvement if full audio were possible for Hebrew as well.
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العربية
: FSI Levantine Arabic Phonology
: Duolingo Arabic
: Assimil L'arabe
: Ahlan wa Sahlan Workbook
: FSI Levantine Arabic Phonology
: Duolingo Arabic
: Assimil L'arabe
: Ahlan wa Sahlan Workbook
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BenG
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My duolingo name is Ben-Gonzalez
Here I am BenG
I'm hoping to get better at Spanish and Japanese
But to be honest I've started most of the duolingo languages
Here I am BenG
I'm hoping to get better at Spanish and Japanese
But to be honest I've started most of the duolingo languages
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