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Ask HN: What do you miss in language learning apps?

hi everybody! i feel like duolingo, along with any other language learning app, is simply not useful for serious progress. thats why im working on a personal project (will probably open source it at some point), that will be a lot more strict, grammar focused and will have a clearer roadmap - not just random exrcises (which i often feel is the case with duolingo). i would love to hear what you...

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appreciate the answer!
thanks! i found this approach helpful in my undergrad studies as well
Re:Ask HN: Does language complexity affect reasoning? on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @01:36PM (#48924368)
In that case I could argue that some languages "have" more words than other right? I really like what J. L. Borges has to say on this: https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1dndxqf/argentine_w...

However, I would say that english is on the less complex side of languages (from my experience) ...

Re:Ask HN: Does language complexity affect reasoning? on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @12:05PM (#48922943)
thanks, it is an interesting read

Ask HN: Does language complexity affect reasoning?

I've been thinking about this question lately. Could the grammatical complexity of a child's first language play a part in their cognitive development? In the sense: more complex / complicated language -> superior reasoning skills (at least in the early years).

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looks cool! how did you decide when to ask each model for a move? or did you ask them to write an algorithm to play?