I was going to call this post “Duolingo Squared,” which doesn’t quite make sense even if it were the second post I’ve done about Duolingo’s subliminal messages…but it really didn’t make sense when I realized it would be the third Duolingo post (Part I, Part II)

Since my posts last year, Duolingo has added Mandarin! Now I’m just holding out for Thai and Latin.

I’ve taken a break from studying Spanish, since I also tutor it and that keeps me in good practice. I’ve gotten far enough in Russian that I’m now getting to the really important questions…

(click through)

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Let's start with the basics.

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Well?

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Getting into specifics.

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(There was a section on "history and mythology")

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Maybe it's because of the dragons!

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I don't feel too bad about getting this one wrong.

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This isn't really a question, but I love it because it reminds me of one Thanksgiving when my mom accidentally took an ambien instead of a thyroid pill and made herself a plate of orange juice and butter.

I’ve also gotten advanced enough to learn a number of topics I doubt I’ll ever have to speak on in Russian:

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(Maybe THAT'S why there was "blood there")

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For when I'm in charge of a group of Russian chemists.

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Okay, I might actually need this one. How dare he!

There’s a weird fixation on cats:

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Maybe the CAT is why blood "was there"

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Poor kits.

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(False)

And finally, I’m fairly sure that this was the third thing I learned to say in Russian, after “water without bubbles” and “vegetarian”:

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