can you converse in Swedish yet? probably depends on whether you have swedish conversational opportunities but
― Joey Corona (Euler), Thursday, 25 June 2020 16:37 (three years ago) link
I can form complete sentences in my head with relative ease, and read the Swedish Twitter accounts I follow and other written things.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 25 June 2020 16:41 (three years ago) link
nice
― Joey Corona (Euler), Thursday, 25 June 2020 16:49 (three years ago) link
You should do the Swedish tree from Spanish now!
― Barry "Fatha" Hines (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 25 June 2020 16:49 (three years ago) link
Hi James Redd,Thank you for suggesting “Mi lacas ege post la maratono sed mi fieras ke mi sukcesis” as a translation for “I am extremely tired after the marathon, but I am proud that I succeeded.”. We now accept this translation!Duolingo keeps getting better thanks to language lovers like you. We really appreciate your help!—The Duolingo team
― Barry "Fatha" Hines (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 25 June 2020 16:50 (three years ago) link
Will be interesting to see if you can keep the Norwegian and Swedish straight or start mixing them together.
― Barry "Fatha" Hines (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 25 June 2020 17:00 (three years ago) link
About the Finnish course: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/39838113
― Barry "Fatha" Hines (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 25 June 2020 17:12 (three years ago) link
I recommend the Norwegian Folktales (eventyr) by Asbjørnsen and Moe.
― Barry "Fatha" Hines (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 25 June 2020 17:53 (three years ago) link
A little more about the Finnish: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/39846411
― Barry "Fatha" Hines (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 25 June 2020 21:42 (three years ago) link
I'm happy that they removed the gradual decay of competence in the nodes
did they? where the skill declines and the icon cracks back open and the gold ring slides down? i just got a course update the other day, with as yet unknown effects, but i have been having skills decline and iirc still declining after the update.
― j., Thursday, 25 June 2020 22:36 (three years ago) link
Oh really? I’ve only been back for a bit more than a month, maybe not long enough for decay?
― Joey Corona (Euler), Thursday, 25 June 2020 22:48 (three years ago) link
What? Since the old system was replaced with the Crown system, I don’t see them decay, unless maybe you maxed out at level 5, which I haven’t done too often.
― Barry "Fatha" Hines (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 25 June 2020 22:50 (three years ago) link
I took basics 1 to 4 today, that’s the only one I have above 3. Not worth going that high ime
― Joey Corona (Euler), Thursday, 25 June 2020 22:53 (three years ago) link
I tend to agree and I have observed that it makes me feel weird when I do so.Course updates a different story, completed lessons will become undone, yes.
― Barry "Fatha" Hines (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 25 June 2020 23:06 (three years ago) link
There are a forest of forum posts on this topic, here is the original crown announcement, I think: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/26739837/Crowns-FAQ
― Barry "Fatha" Hines (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 25 June 2020 23:23 (three years ago) link
yes, it's only level five skills that i see decay. but i've been getting all my skills to that level, so the decaying is obvious. sometimes it's idiotic how they decay, too, like you can make sure they're all practiced and then two days later one will slip again. or, maybe like that link indicates—uncertain—the rate of decay depends on how often words in a skill are seen anywhere.
― j., Thursday, 25 June 2020 23:55 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4HLHuS3hkw
― Barry "Fatha" Hines (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 26 June 2020 00:21 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XcKBmdfpWs
― j., Friday, 26 June 2020 00:33 (three years ago) link
I only started Duolingo in 2016, but I feel like I remember the stock photos in the Spanish course. Do you know when they phased them out?
― brain (krakow), Friday, 26 June 2020 12:48 (three years ago) link
Not sure, think they fully disappeared in the last two or three years.
― Barry "Fatha" Hines (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 26 June 2020 12:54 (three years ago) link
Maybe I really do remember them then. Heading for my fourth anniversary in August.
― brain (krakow), Friday, 26 June 2020 13:09 (three years ago) link
I found some screenshots from May 2018 which have them.
― Barry "Fatha" Hines (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 26 June 2020 13:24 (three years ago) link
Now that I backed away from the XP madness and am practicing my regular way again, I might share a few things that have helped me if you like.
― Barry "Fatha" Hines (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 26 June 2020 19:45 (three years ago) link
It's okay, I don't really have any kind of system, mostly, just keep running though and trying things to see what sticks.
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 27 June 2020 16:34 (three years ago) link
My rival seems to be slacking off today. Hasn’t even cracked a thousand XPs today.
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 27 June 2020 19:41 (three years ago) link
i think i'll just be content to coast by this week
― j., Saturday, 27 June 2020 23:00 (three years ago) link
I have been going slow for the past few days which has been beneficial but I just found another possible way to rack up points quickly if needed.
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 18:45 (three years ago) link
oh????????????
― j., Sunday, 28 June 2020 18:46 (three years ago) link
Hm. Maybe not. But another way to practice.
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 18:56 (three years ago) link
Just click on the checkpoint castle.
There’s no speed or accuracy bonuses but the sentences seem less difficult or tedious and there are sometimes less of them.
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 18:57 (three years ago) link
i forget, what's the payout?
― j., Sunday, 28 June 2020 19:00 (three years ago) link
10 XP. So not a big payout, but seems like you can turn them around quickly if needed.
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 19:01 (three years ago) link
More like a simple, no-frills way to practice.
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 19:04 (three years ago) link
Like I just did the first castle checkpoint in one language and it only asked me two questions.
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 19:05 (three years ago) link
Hm. The next time it asked me seven questions
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 19:07 (three years ago) link
Then I switched languages, did the same. First time it asked me eight easy questions. Then the second time exactly one.
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 19:10 (three years ago) link
Then three questions.
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 19:11 (three years ago) link
Just now looking at the others on my leaderboard and see that everyone in the top five had at least one 1000 XP day.
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 19:40 (three years ago) link
Lots of people right above the demotion line- and a few right below - have about 440 XPs
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 20:08 (three years ago) link
Just checked and my buddy has one day each of 2K, 3K and 4K, two 1K days and two other days that average to 1K each. Sheesh!
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 20:25 (three years ago) link
Spoke too soon. He's headed for another 2K day.
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 21:55 (three years ago) link
Rounding third and he's headed for home
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 21:57 (three years ago) link
huh suddenly i got the option to do 'hard practice' (double the points) or 'regular practice' on my competed levels. seems the stories page has changed somewhat too, shows the points possible for the stories (which it didn't before). maybe the language update i accepted finally kicked in.
― j., Sunday, 28 June 2020 23:11 (three years ago) link
Hm, that's sounds interesting. What language?
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 23:19 (three years ago) link
franch
― j., Sunday, 28 June 2020 23:23 (three years ago) link
i don't know that the practice is much harder but it does seem to run through some more combinatorial stuff, which is an appreciated change of pace
When do you see that option?
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 23:42 (three years ago) link
when i tap on a skill, where you would normally see the option to read the tips or take a lesson/practice
― j., Sunday, 28 June 2020 23:43 (three years ago) link
Don't see it. Must be in A/B testing.
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 June 2020 23:53 (three years ago) link