@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agoDuolingo sees 216% spike in US users learning Chinese amid TikTok ban and move to RedNotetechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up1389arrow-down134cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
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minus-square@Luckiesock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish-4•4 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•4 months agoI’ve heard Mandarin at least is pretty straightforward, it’s just the writing system that causes problems.
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.