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@AyanKhan-rh2gj
February 25, 2025 at 6:06 pm
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@ToiMemes
February 25, 2025 at 6:06 pm
Yes
@mahyars2731
February 25, 2025 at 6:08 pm
I got so sad hearing that after 1300 days of streak and 9 years of subscription 😢
@OumarDjitteye
February 25, 2025 at 6:09 pm
Hi is so smart 🤓 Duolingo is best app for language.
@_moonflower__
February 26, 2025 at 10:10 am
In case you want to learn Spanish, “Dreaming Spanish” on Youtube is better🙃
@liviubarburo
February 25, 2025 at 8:50 pm
After 400 days of Duolingo, I’m more interested in the app for maintaining my consistency. I’ve linked several habits to the Duolingo lesson. 😅
@vultureculture7707
February 25, 2025 at 9:36 pm
I dropped Duo after they fired most of their staff and switched to AI. Computers don’t need a paycheck, people do.
@Kadiowads
February 25, 2025 at 10:05 pm
Your loss
@RyotaMitarai
February 26, 2025 at 2:43 am
you’d do that for duo but you won’t for Google or Facebook. Do you really care about this?
@vultureculture7707
February 26, 2025 at 6:23 pm
@RyotaMitarai wow, you’re so edgy with that comment! Did that make you feel better? You should go on one of those psychic shows since you think you know everything, Gerald.
I don’t use Google or Facebook, genius. Grow up and stop pretending your imagination is reality.
@vultureculture7707
February 26, 2025 at 6:25 pm
@@Kadiowads not in the slightest, there are better language learning apps out there that have a higher accuracy rating. I just looked them up instead of just picking the most common one because of a snarky green owl.
@RyotaMitarai
February 26, 2025 at 6:54 pm
@ Bro if you don’t use Google then I admire you. So you never used Search function of the Internet at all? All chromium browsers use Google framework and rules. What the heck are you using to log into YouTube. Expecting common sense is not some psychic magic smartass
@NikkiBdraws
February 26, 2025 at 3:45 am
Going by my 1300+ day streak, I think the notifications work.
@TED
February 26, 2025 at 10:35 am
1300+ days is awesome! What language(s) are you learning?
@Alex_1729
February 27, 2025 at 9:23 am
Streaks are something I don’t need and I want Duolingo to allow us to turn these off.
@VIR01-y7w
February 27, 2025 at 10:04 am
@@TED yappanese
@Firecracker-e3y
February 26, 2025 at 12:47 pm
I am addicted to duo.. when it texts me “duo miss you”
I feel like ok at least I am special to duo 💌