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by the way. being educated/trained in linguistics does not automatically free you from having reactionary thoughts about the validity of different ways of languaging. it does give you the tools to recognize and counter those thoughts as being false. you still have to be an active participant in shaping your own linguistic worldview.

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Duolingo Sucks, Now What?: A Guide

Now that the quality of Duolingo has fallen (even more) due to AI and people are more willing to make the jump here are just some alternative apps and what languages they have:

"I just want an identical experience to DL"

Busuu (Languages: Spanish, Japanese, French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Korean)

"I want a good audio-based app"

Language Transfer (Languages: French, Swahili, Italian, Greek, German, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, English for Spanish Speakers)

"I want a good audio-based app and money's no object"

Pimsleur (Literally so many languages)

Glossika (Also a lot of languages, but minority languages are free)

*anecdote: I borrowed my brother's Japanese Pimsleur CD as a kid and I still remember how to say the weather is nice over a decade later. You can find the CDs at libraries and "other" places I'm sure.

"I have a pretty neat library card"

Mango (Languages: So many and the endangered/Indigenous courses are free even if you don't have a library that has a partnership with Mango)

Transparent Language: (Languages: THE MOST! Also the one that has the widest variety of African languages! Perhaps the most diverse in ESL and learning a foreign language not in English)

"I want SRS flashcards and have an android"

AnkiDroid: (Theoretically all languages, pre-made decks can be found easily)

"I want SRS flashcards and I have an iphone"

AnkiApp: It's almost as good as AnkiDroid and free compared to the official Anki app for iphone

"I don't mind ads and just want to learn Korean"

lingory

"I want an app made for Mandarin that's BETTER than DL and has multiple languages to learn Mandarin in"

ChineseSkill (You can use their older version of the course for free)

"I don't like any of these apps you mentioned already, give me one more"

Bunpo: (Languages: Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Korean, and Mandarin)

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When I'm in a male yearning in buddy cop shows competition and my opponent is Shima Kazumi

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Im so sorry

My shit so fat the toilet found its gag reflex

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My shit so fat the toilet found its gag reflex

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stowaways

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Dewdrops at Dawn is out!

We hope everyone enjoys going through the Mulian zine we have put together. We cannot thank all the contributors enough for their hard work and patience!

Dewdrops at Dawn is a free digital zine with both SFW and NSFW themes. Aside from art and fic, there are also some downloadable goodies.

You can find the zine here and the folder with merch here. 🌸

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Fym dashcon 2 actually happened

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I just love how everyone comes running to Tumblr when AO3 is down. We are all together in this and we all cry together because of this.

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please please please please please come back please i’m begging 😭😭

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I hate it when I'm forced to stop procrastinating

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Archive down

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This is so true but there's a caveat: I love showering but I don't like going into the shower. Does this make sense

I need to talk about something I love because I LOVE TAKING SHOWERS I get my own little heat-controlled pressure box all to myself where I get so fresh and clean and the soap and steam both smell so nice, you can even shut off the lights!!!!! it's the best thing in the entire world

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TGCF Donghua: "New Animated Short - Chapter 2 PV"

Source: https://x.com/TGCF_Official/status/1938779386062508451

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How did you even come to that conclusion

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I don't want to date men, I need to obtain them. I want them as a trinket on my shelf. A Barbie doll if you will. Maybe I'll play with them so much that in one narrative I might pull their head off for the plot. Men are only good for rpg fantasies I fear.