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Re:Duolingo Max, a learning experience powered by GPT-4 by gardenhedge on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @05:19PM (#35158881)
No. When the reception asks if you want to check in or the shopkeeper asks if you need a bag.. you won't get that from Duolingo. You'll learn the word for an apple though and if your memory is good you'll be able to recall it when needed.
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Re:Duolingo Max, a learning experience powered by GPT-4 by gs17 on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @05:38PM (#35159186)
The Japanese course did in fact teach me what "apple" is, but for some reason it taught me to apologize (appleogize?) for being one.
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Re:Duolingo Max, a learning experience powered by GPT-4 by dyno12345 on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @05:46PM (#35159339)
or my personal favorite, getting tripped up by a followup question from a server like "do you want mustard with that?" etc.
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Re:Duolingo Max, a learning experience powered by GPT-4 by gardenhedge on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @07:21PM (#35160891)
And then when they see you slightly confused they inevitably just say it in English.. rendering your months of using Duolingo pointless
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Re:Duolingo Max, a learning experience powered by GPT-4 by benatkin on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @09:27AM (#35167999)
One of the first places I ate at in a majority Spanish speaking country was called Mostaza. It means mustard in Spanish and is a burger place.
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