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   DJ (djgristle@urbanists.social)'s status on Thursday, 07-Dec-2023 18:26:46 JST DJ

   Okay, a week into a #duolingo journey and I have some questions:

   1) how do yall deal with the back third of each unit where you’re still working through the same 8 words but you’re ready to move on?
   2) is it silly to learn more than one language at a time?

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     GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) (greenskyoverme@ohai.social)'s status on Thursday, 07-Dec-2023 18:26:39 JST GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)

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     @DJGristle You can skip to the beginning of the next section. Click on the first circle there and take the test. It will not have the word hints.

     No, learning 2 or 3 languages is fine. Most school kids all over the world learn 2-3 foreign languages in most or many school years (except in English-language countries).

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     GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) (greenskyoverme@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Dec-2023 20:06:30 JST GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)

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     • Mab_813

     @Mab_813 I also gave up on Spanish when I got Italian in 11th grade

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     Mab_813 (mab_813@fedi.at)'s status on Sunday, 10-Dec-2023 20:06:32 JST Mab_813

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     • GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)

     @GreenSkyOverMe @DJGristle

     Thanks for mentioning the skipping, I had the same problem.
     I think learning two languages at the same time works just fine if those languages are not closely related.
     I would not be able to brush up my Spanish and Italian by daily #duolingo lections - would be too confusing for me personally.