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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
I used Duolingo for French and Mandarin. Retention is horrible, and they teach a very limited vocabulary. They also treat conversations between males and females as though the males were always dominant and controlling and females always flirtatious and manipulating.
Je suis vraiment impressionné que certains étudient la langue mandarine. Je serais plus amusé que ennuyé qu’il y aurait des hommes dominants et la femme flirtacious dans toutes les leçons de langue. On s'en fout?
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