Comment on Speak American

NONE_dc@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• LouSlash@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Polish people clicking on the Polish flag to see something in Polish while being in Australia:

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  • PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I wonder what the Polish, Monégasque, and Indonesian folk do when they win a flag competition?

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    • azertyfun@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      High-five the group of Belgian, Chadian, and Romanian vexillologists who were also sweating profusely throughout.

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    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Celebrate, probably 🤷

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      • PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        You’re right. I’m overthinking it!

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    • crowbar@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Indonesian flag is just the Dutch flag with the blue part being torn out of spite

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  • Skullgrid@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Then : Kurwa!

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    • el_bhm@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      *ɐʍɹnʞ

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• stebo02@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Duolingo does this. English is American and Portuguese is Brazilian. Doesn’t make sense.

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  • Scrollone@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It makes a bit of sense because Duolingo teaches you the American variety of English and Brazilian.

    But still… why?!

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    • stebo02@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      yeah I think they should offer the original languages too

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    • tuoret@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Is their Spanish course based on any particular country’s dialect?

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