@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoDuolingo sees 216% spike in US users learning Chinese amid TikTok ban and move to RedNotetechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1372arrow-down10cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.ml
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minus-square@return2ozma@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglish18•5 months agoIt’s real… Source: https://x.com/duolingo/status/1879582775055176008
minus-square@Luckiesock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoMy niece is one of tiktok’s victims and she is as young and lazy to even construct herself a sandwich. Nevermind learning a language as confusing and backwards as mandarin or Cantonese.
minus-square@sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoI’ve heard Mandarin at least is pretty straightforward, it’s just the writing system that causes problems.
It’s real…
Source: https://x.com/duolingo/status/1879582775055176008
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Could it be just bots?
My niece is one of tiktok’s victims and she is as young and lazy to even construct herself a sandwich. Nevermind learning a language as confusing and backwards as mandarin or Cantonese.
I’ve heard Mandarin at least is pretty straightforward, it’s just the writing system that causes problems.