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Comment by 👻 mediocregopher

Re: "Duolingo app is bad"

In: s/Language_Acquisition

We don't all have time for it, but taking a real class was what really helped me get somewhere. With Duolingo I made it through like two verb tenses within a year. Taking a class I did the other ten (?) in a few months. It was exhausting but it did really help. And it's nice to have teachers who will actually answer questions and have real conversations with you.

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Feb 20 · 6 months ago

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Duolingo app is bad — Duolingo app is pretty bad... it actually crashes. It pauses for prolonged periods after ads, and sometimes never recovers, requiring a shutdown and restart. The quality is embarrasing... All crashes happen after ads, confirming my bias Had they offered a free set of lessons and a clean way to purchase the product I would have paid by now. But kind of glad I didn't. For free, willing to tolerate the shitty app, for now. Aside from crashing, I found problems with with...

💬 stack [mod] · 3 comments · Feb 19 · 6 months ago