[HN Gopher] Duolingo's Video Call Offers Realistic Conversation ...
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       Duolingo's Video Call Offers Realistic Conversation Practice
        
       Author : Tomte
       Score  : 5 points
       Date   : 2025-01-20 20:48 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | p0w3n3d wrote:
       | Quite expensive practice I must say
        
       | thundergolfer wrote:
       | I tried this a couple weeks ago because they give you a 'freebie'
       | run before gating the feature behind a Max subscription. It
       | really is quite good, at least for _basic_ conversation.
       | 
       | > The other thing you'll notice about Lily is that her sassy
       | personality really shines.
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       | It's not sassy, Lily seems entirely bored and annoyed that she
       | has to speak to you. It really is a curious choice and I wish
       | they'd explain why they went this way. But I didn't find the
       | personality off-putting at all. I just said my lines, got
       | realistic responses, felt it worked well, and then went back to
       | regular Duolingo exercises.
        
         | p0w3n3d wrote:
         | Lily is a teenager and she's the depressing-bored type. Like
         | Wednesday Addams. This is quite coherent throughout the whole
         | course. She always uses the little words possible, and when
         | reminding you about lesson she says "do it or not I don't care"
        
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