Best language learning resources? (Besides Duolingo)
  • Jennie Jennie 2mo ago 100%

    Thanks for the response! I mentioned in another comment that I am looking into buying Spanish language versions of Marquez books but this is generally something I am saving for B2/near C1 fluency level. I originally was going to turn subtitles off for the Mexican scenes in Breaking Bad but all learning Spanish has done is make me realise just how bad Giancarlo Esposito is at speaking it lol. I've read some children level stories in Spanish and have generally found this easy to follow along with so I am going to be moving on from this and look for more challenging material.

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  • Best language learning resources? (Besides Duolingo)
  • Jennie Jennie 2mo ago 100%

    Yeah, this sounds a lot better. Am excited to give it a go. Funnily enough I have also recently started practicing medical terms/speaking to a doctor in Spanish lol.

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  • Best language learning resources? (Besides Duolingo)
  • Jennie Jennie 2mo ago 100%

    Whoa, this looks like a good one. Will definitely be checking this out. Thank you.

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  • Best language learning resources? (Besides Duolingo)
  • Jennie Jennie 2mo ago 100%

    This is an idea I've played around with although I haven't used this particular app. I used ChatGPT as well as a bot called HyperGlot on Character.AI but I will have to check this one out too since it seems specifically focused on language learning. Thanks for the suggestion.

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  • Best language learning resources? (Besides Duolingo)
  • Jennie Jennie 2mo ago 100%

    Yeah this is another thing I am doing that I failed to mention in my original post. I have been listening to a lot of reggaeton and Spanish language music since like January which has helped and am also reading some stuff, next month I am planning on getting a Spanish language copy of "One Thousand Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez which is one of my favourite novels.

    Most of the nouns I've learned have come from interacting with Spanish media rather than note copying. I mostly used Duolingo and flashcards to teach me the grammar.

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  • Best language learning resources? (Besides Duolingo)
  • Jennie Jennie 2mo ago 100%

    Whoa was not expecting this many responses lol. Will try to respond as much as I can but thank you to everyone who has offered suggestions.

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  • Best language learning resources? (Besides Duolingo)
  • Jennie Jennie 2mo ago 100%

    Yes this is exactly what I am looking for, thank you. We used Quizlet in high school and I still use it occasionally and have an account there. As for Quora... yeah, I've used Quora Spanish in the past and the content is questionable to say the least. The rest I have not used before and will look into them.

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  • Best language learning resources? (Besides Duolingo)
  • Jennie Jennie 2mo ago 100%

    A lot of people say this but I found it useful as a beginner tool personally, I have ADHD and Duolingo was simply what I found to be the best entry tool for this reason due to its game element. The app basically being freemium at this point is a big problem I have with it but I don't think I would have been able to get into the habit of practicing without it. That said it has fulfilled its purpose for me and I don't use it that much anymore.

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  • I made it my NYR this year to learn a second language and while I picked Russian at first I switched to Spanish for a few different reasons. I've been using Duolingo for about 6 months now but have gotten to the point (I'm around A2 if not very early B1 fluency) where I just don't find it very helpful on its own anymore and the new stuff I learn just doesn't stick to my mind as good anymore. I'd like to start incorporating other resources into my learning (which was the plan from the start) but have no idea where to start. I've incorporated note writing as well as flashcards into my learning as of a couple months ago, as well as trying to hold basic Spanish conversations with other people, but this is only really effective for perfecting what I've already studied. To anyone who learned Spanish or really any language, do you know of any other resources for learning the language? Gracias.

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  • Jennie Jennie 3mo ago 100%

    I'm amazed how anyone can still think America are the good guys. They never were, but they've become full on mask off this past year.

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    Didn't mean to post this twice lol

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  • Jennie Jennie 3mo ago 100%

    There's another image of him where you can clearly see the wound and yeah it's literally just grazed his ear. Unfortunate but it is probably not going to kill him.

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  • Jennie Jennie 4mo ago 100%

    wow we swapped one poor-hating queerphobic zionist for another I feel so much better now

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  • Jennie Jennie 5mo ago 100%

    Good, I hope he gets nightmares for the rest of his miserable life

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  • Dominic Cummings: Zelenskyy’s no Churchill and Ukraine’s corrupt
  • Jennie Jennie 5mo ago 100%

    The lesson we’ve taught Putin is that we’re a bunch of total f**king jokers

    Trust me everyone already knew this long ago

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  • Jennie Jennie 6mo ago 100%

    Reports of explosions in Jerusalem apparently

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  • What is a "tankie"? Wrong answers only
  • Jennie Jennie 7mo ago 100%

    Someone who is built like an absolute tank

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  • Wow, how funny. You added ‘Our’, to a word.
  • Jennie Jennie 7mo ago 100%

    wOw, HoW fUnNy. YoU aDdEd ‘OuR,’ tO a WoRd.

    WoW. hOw FuNnY. yOu AdDeD tHe WoRd OuR tO a WoRd.

    HoW fUnNy. HoW cOmPeLlInG.

    HaVe yOu rEaD CaPiTaL? hAvE YoU ReAd aNyThInG ReMoTeLy sOcIaLiSt? Do yOu kNoW WhAt dIaLeCtIcAl mAtErIaLiSm iS? dO YoU KnOw aNyThInG AbOuT CoMmOdItIeS, tHe rElAtIoN Of tHe wOrKeR AnD ThE CaPiTaLiSt, EtC?

    AdDiNg “OuR” tO A WoRd aNd pReSeNtInG It aS ‘wOw aM CoMmIe’ HuMoUr iS A BrIlLiAnT, cLeVeR, eInStIeN-LeVeL JoKe. ThIs iS So fAr fRoM ThE TrUtH. iN ReAlItY, uSiNg tHiS TeChNiQuE Is nOt oNlY UnFuNnY, bUt iT’S AlSo a lAzY AtTeMpT At hUmOuR ThAt rElIeS On tIrEd cLiChEs aNd sTeReOtYpEs. FiRsT Of aLl, ThE VeRy tHoUgHt tHaT PuTtInG “oUr” In fRoNt oF A UsUaL, eVeRyDaY WoRd aUtOmAtIcAlLy mAkEs iT SoCiAlIsT Is a mIsUnDeRsTaNdInG, a cUrSe, A LeVeL Of sTuPiDiTy i cAnNoT CoMpReHeNd; ArE YoU, bY AnY ChAnCe, An eInZeLlEr?cOmMuNiSm iS SuCh a cOmPlIcAtEd sOcIo-eCoNoMiC ThEoRy tHaT CaNnOt bE ReDuCeD To a sImPlE ‘oUr,’ tO ReDuCe iT To sUcH A SiMpLe, LoW-Iq lInGuIsTiC TrIcK. uSiNg ‘OuR’ aS A PrEfIx iS OnE Of tHe wOrSt aTtEmPtS At hUmOuR I CaN ImAgInE. sHaMe oN YoU, sHaMe. SeCoNdLy, ThE UsE Of tHiS TeChNiQuE Is oFtEn aSsOcIaTeD WiTh lAzY HuMoUr tHaT ReLiEs oN StErEoTyPeS AnD ClIcHeS. tHiS TyPe oF HuMoUr iS NoT OnLy uNfUnNy, BuT It’s aLsO HuRtFuL AnD PeRpEtUaTeS HaRmFuL StErEoTyPeS.

    ShAmE On yOu, Ya fIlThY BuMhOlE.

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  • Jennie Jennie 7mo ago 100%

    The "protect the kids" crowd are defending child abuse wow I'm so shocked

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  • Jennie Jennie 7mo ago 96%

    To make a long story short: The USSR was a massive threat to Western hegemony so they had to go.

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  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearSO
    Socialist Music Jennie 7mo ago 94%
    Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
    https://youtu.be/ZWijx_AgPiA?si=eLYyGLGwmJGQqX1h

    John Fogerty is unfortunately a self admitted lib but I've always liked this song.

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    "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearSO
    Socialist Music Jennie 7mo ago 100%
    Roger Waters - The Bravery of Being Out of Range
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDFTHiJR63U
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    Avid reader, especially political non-fiction. Interested in reading something about North Korea but am anticipating most books containing exaggerated and unverified claims and just being biased overall. Was wondering if anyone knew any good, unbiased books on North Korea? If any actually exist?

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    I want to learn how to speak Russian and have for years now, but have no idea where to begin. I don't think finding an actual tutor to help is really an option and I've used Duolingo in the past but don't really find it too helpful. Anyone had any experience with learning Russian or even any language online?

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