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Re:Duolingo CEO tries to walk back AI-first comments, fails by watwut on Monday May 26, 2025 @05:08PM (#44101696)
As someone who had to learn languages from textbooks back when it was the only thing that existed, it was massively ineffective way of learning.

The typical outcome was a person who spent a lot of effort and still was unable to do anything useful with the language after years (reading real book, watching movie, chatting).

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Re:Duolingo CEO tries to walk back AI-first comments, fails by whyowhy3484939 on Tuesday May 27, 2025 @04:20PM (#44110361)
Notice I included interaction with people, but you're right. I think just using books is about equal to just using apps. Both won't get you there but books will get you further along the way.
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