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This group is for anyone with an interest in languages. Feel free to post and converse in or about any language you like, and to post links to articles about language or to interesting reading material that you think might suit learners of languages who want to move beyond the .. Read more

This group is for anyone with an interest in languages. Feel free to post and converse in or about any language you like, and to post links to articles about language or to interesting reading material that you think might suit learners of languages who want to move beyond the .. Read more

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Languages and Linguistics
Mar 26, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Spongebob
Hello everyone! Does anyone here use Duolingo? Yo estudio español en esta app. I hope that's correct 😊
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Shared from Philosophy & Meaning
Aug 9, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by anglophone
Of cultural appropriation ... I get peeved when people complain about cultural appropriation. They me strike as being precious about their culture and they obviously feel threatened by other people finding value in their culture. But let's apply ...
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Aug 14, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Jetty
Ineptocracy
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Languages and Linguistics
Jan 25, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Jetty
LINKOld Forgotten English Words That Need A Comeback
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Languages and Linguistics
Dec 8, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Spinliesel
A Language Mystery Tonight I heard the words " Curtsey promenade" in a song by Sixto Rodriguez. Before today, I have only heard "Streamline promenade" in an old Van Morrison song ( Moonshine Whiskey) What does that mean? A promenade is a wide, ...
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Shared from General & Hellos
Aug 27, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Relaseri
大家好！我叫Ashley。 吃饭了吗？我学了中文六个月. (Hello everyone! My name is Ashley. How are you? I have been studying Mandarin for 6 months now) 🦊
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Languages and Linguistics
Sep 7, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by David_Cooper
Test your French
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Languages and Linguistics
Oct 26, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Spinliesel
Under the category: You learn something new every day: Today is the birthday of Molly Brown, American Parvenue. That sent me right to Google to look up "Parvenue'': one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or ...
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Languages and Linguistics
Jul 4, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by David_Cooper
The BBC's World Service (radio) has begun a four part series about polyglots/superlinguists: - hopefully this is playable from anywhere in the world. There's an interesting bit in this first part about the brain using less space for a ...
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Languages and Linguistics
Apr 16, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by babsy
I’m trying to teach myself Brazilian Portuguese. I’m using a couple of apps and I have sung a couple of songs in Portuguese on the karaoke app Smule. It’s going so slow.
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Languages and Linguistics
Mar 15, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by David_Cooper
Shrödinger's cat
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Languages and Linguistics
Jan 29, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by bingst
I've made it to a 30-day streak of studying Spanish on duolingo. That was mostly at a 50 points per day goal, which duolingo labels as "insane." I think I'm going to dial it down though, probably to the "serious" 30 points per day goal. I'm ...
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Languages and Linguistics
Jan 22, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by David_Cooper
I wonder what the ideal language course would be like. One of the things I'd certainly like to see is a course built around lots of little poems of the highest quality (or the most inspiring verses from longer poems). It would be easy to find the ...
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Languages and Linguistics
Apr 30, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by DUCHESSA
I recently began taking lessons in Italian. Being a speaker of Spanish this language comes very easy to me. I took two semesters in college and I remember most of what I learned. Now, in order to become a lot more fluent I need to practice -at ...
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Languages and Linguistics
Jan 22, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by bingst
After 51 skills, I finally got to the first skill focusing on some past tense verbs (Part 3, Memories). I've been wanting to get to past tense for a while. I thought it would come later, so I'm a bit relieved and excited. :P
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Languages and Linguistics
Jan 21, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by bingst
I just got to a 22-day streak at duolingo, most of which has been with a goal of 50 XP per day (the highest they have, and they call it "insane"). Crown level 68 in Spanish. The way duilingo is setup, 50 XP amounts to 5 lessons, in most cases. I ...
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Languages and Linguistics
Apr 24, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by David_Cooper
Welcome to all the new members - I think eleven's all we're going to get from the current membership of the site, but getting the number that high is important for getting noticed by new members, so it may grow now by itself. If you want to share any...
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Languages and Linguistics
Jul 22, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Pantalaimon
Anyone speaks beautiful Estonian?
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Languages and Linguistics
Aug 14, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by David_Cooper
Here's a little help for anyone learning Danish, pinched from one of my Swedish friends:- "What people don't realize is that all Danes are linguistically psychic. They know what each other is about to say, so instead of actually speaking...
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Languages and Linguistics
Jul 27, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by DaoMan
I know 3 language, Romanian, Spanish and English, now I am trying to learn Chinese, but those 5 tones (the same word has a different meaning in function of the Tone you use), are a painnnnn... :))
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Languages and Linguistics
Apr 19, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by David_Cooper
Welcome to the group, Ellen. Welcome too to anyone else who joins subsequently - I won't initiate any welcome threads from now on as they annoy people by blocking up their notifications while typically providing no real content, but be assured that ...
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Languages and Linguistics
Oct 16, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by David_Cooper
I like language maps - if you find any, please share them here.
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Languages and Linguistics
Sep 16, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Jetty
When a word has more than one meaning. 🤣
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Languages and Linguistics
Jun 20, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by VuDuChld
I'm new to the group. Been trying for years to learn Japanese. Took my first martial arts class as a P.E. requirement my first year in college & fell in love with the language & culture. Would love to travel there. Now living in WV, near state ...
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Languages and Linguistics
Jul 26, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by DepressedOatmeal
Is Finnish as hard of a language to learn as people say it is?
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Posted by David_CooperBrazil's native language groups

Posted by David_CooperI like language maps - if you find any, please share them here.

Posted by JettyWhen a word has more than one meaning. 🤣

Posted by David_CooperTest your French

Posted by JettyIneptocracy

Posted by JettyI wonder if this works in any other language, though, in Chinese, for example.

Posted by JettyWait! You don't pronounce the L?! 😂

Posted by David_CooperI've often seen these in English, but doubtless the rest of the world does them too.

Posted by David_CooperShrödinger's cat

Posted by misternatureboyAnybody else using Duolingo to study another language? Estoy estudiando español.

Posted by EquusDanceJust read a fascinating article on the origins of language.
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