Duolinging

[pen_grunt]

Man, DuoLingo has some of the weirdest sentences. Like: "We are going to reduce her!" Even the native speakers on the ensuing discussion thread are like WTF? Are you going to sit around in a circle and taunt her until she cries or something? What does that even mean?

This conversation also happened:
Me (practicing Spanish via web translating): Esto no va a quedar bien. (This is not going to end well.)
Derrick (shocked): What site are you translating? SnuffFilms.es?

And it has lots of soap-opera-y scandalous things, like "He denies that he is my father!" and "They must die now!"

I also learned how to pick/escalate fights. I can say, "No. We settle this here and now." and "Don't walk away when I'm talking to you!"

Oh DuoLingo, you never cease to amuse.

Comments

[i12bmore.livejournal.com]

Wow, Spanish Duolingo has a slightly different flavour from French. Though French does have the delightful "We know where you live."

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

Today I got, "These are not my real parents."

It definitely has a bit of a soap-opera vibe to it later on down the line. And an intense focus on ordering, sharing, giving and taking wine. :)

[i12bmore.livejournal.com]

We get lots of wine statements on the French side, too. But Computer Lady mispronounces the word for "wine" and ends up using the word for "wind" instead (vin vs. vent). Heaven help someone who uses French Duolingo with no prior exposure to the language.