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Clarification Edit: for people who speak English natively and are learning a second language

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[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I started Russian Duolingo a while back. You can make English sentences that would take five or six words in two words under first impressions the language doesn't f*** around it gets right to the point.

But then I started getting to conjugations and it turns into a dumpster fire real quick.

[–] toddestan@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

If you think that's fun, just wait until you get to the verbs of motion.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The language has its issues, but the Cyrillic alphabet is great. Being able to sound out any word phonetically makes it easy to pronounce anything

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah that's seriously like a super power, just reading names on social media feels so good