It’s not even about learning Indo anymore, I just don’t want to give Duo the satisfaction of beating me. But what I hate more is that the whole pushy guilt-tripping thing WORKS. Let’s see how much Indonesian that can teach you.” I hate the fucking owl. I shit you not I once received, “Go on, keep scrolling social media. The snarky owl even sends you passive-aggressive messages between lessons. When am I ever going to say that? Why am I filling my brain with it? It’s like Duo is actually fucking with you. For example: “kucing itu terbang” translates to “that cat is flying”. The Duolingo owl is specifically designed to guilt you into spending at least 10 to 15 minutes a day learning a language via some useful and completely useless phrases. Then things got harder, my motivation plummeted, and I grew tired of the green owl. So I completed the first couple of lessons with ease and pushed my way to the top of the leaderboard.
My speaking skills on the other hand suck shit.
Like I can’t catch every word of a government presser, but if Mum’s ragging on someone over the phone, I can so get in on the goss. Mum and Dad still speak Indo to me so my listening and comprehension skills are near perfection. Not to toot my own horn or anything, but when I first got the app I was on absolute fire. And if you don’t keep your place in the Top 45 on the weekly leaderboard, you’re cooked. Duo demands that you learn at least three lessons a day, otherwise he’ll throw a tanty.
Duo is a little shit, hellbent on ruining your life. But no, dear reader, he is none of these things. At first, one might describe Duo as adorable, harmless, sweet. This is my story.įor those unacquainted with the aforementioned owl, his name is Duo and he’s the official mascot of the language learning app.
I was going to uninstall it after about a week, but it’s been 236 days now and my life is ruled by a bastard owl. Some time ago I downloaded Duolingo for fun, for the sole purpose of learning how to sass my mum in her mother tongue of Indonesian.
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