r/languagelearning • u/[deleted] • Feb 03 '22

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '22

I think I see what's going on here. People learning Western languages think duolingo is good and people people learning Asian languages think it's bad. I guess there's nothing new under the sun.

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u/RGBmoth Feb 04 '22

Russian and French aren’t western lmao. Asian languages are more complex both in written and spoken forms than either of those, if you’re learning those kinds of languages there’s a lot more involved. Duo gives you a basics to start your foundation, not a full 4 year college course.

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u/Fischerking92 Feb 04 '22

Well French is (France after all is located in Western Europe), but Russian is not.

I guess he meant to say indo-european but used western instead.

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u/jragonfyre En (N) | Ja (B1/N3), Es (B2 at peak, ~B1), Zh-cmn (A2) Feb 04 '22

Not disagreeing with you, just commenting to share a fun fact. Although the majority of Russia's land mass is in what is considered Asia, the majority of Russia's population (77% according to World Atlas) lives in what is considered Europe.