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Old 04-21-2021, 05:42 PM
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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.
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Originally Posted by Villageswimmer View Post
Interesting. I have not found that to be the case at all.
Nor have I.