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I'm surprised a linguist would use Duolingo. Which languages does she use it for?

• watwut 4y ago
  Not him, but I had friend who worked as translator and literally lived from writing texts in foreign language. She used duolingo for like 6 languages, sometimes changing them as she felt like. She used other apps too tho, mostly for memorizing words.
  • lock-the-spock 4y ago
    Someone should show these people Anki or maybe ClozeMaster. So many more effective ways to practice vocabulary than the Duolingo way.
    • watwut 4y ago
      They do know about both. Afaik, Anki looks bad has better looking alternatives that allow you to memorize they have been excited over. Not sure what, never cared. Specifically Anki is just flashcards. It is boring rote memorization and not even effective way of learning. I think that comparatively few people will do it as a hobby. It is not that they don't know alternatives. It is that Duolingo has different purpose and they like it better.
• zabil 4y ago
  To learn Spanish and German. French for practise. For Japanese however she has a dedicated teacher.