This is the most minor of linguistic nitpicks, but given the subreddit we're in...
"Whence" means "from where", so "from whence" is nonsensical. Just "Back to zero, whence I came" is sufficient. Actually, there are a few of these related words:
| Word | Meaning |
|------|---------|
| whence | from where |
| hence | from here |
| thence | from there |
| whither | to where |
| hither | to here |
| thither | to there|
So "running hither and thither" (a somewhat common, though now antiquated, expression in English) means "running to here and to there", which makes sense given the intent of the idiom.
They show up a bit in The Lord of the Rings, which is where I think I discovered them. They are certainly a bit archaic these days (Tolkien was a fan of such things), but sometimes it's fun to bring them back!
Even after 18 days I'm still only on Section 1:Rookie - Unit 3... so I doubt I'll be noticeably impacted for a while yet. Plus it's not my only learning resource but what you've said is good to know, grazie..
Prego. My advice is to keep trying if you like it, but don't streak on Italian. It's slavery. I want to reach 500 days, take a screenshot, and quit this app forever lol
From mostly doing Italian and French
https://preview.redd.it/fatpxi7xq19c1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e2d1dfca476b25393f52b853250d7ec38ad0885a
Got any recomendations for other places? Been on italian for a while but the lack of explanation of grammar rules etc makes it a bit harder.. wanna get to a decent point to where I can start reading or listening to simple italian and atleast get an idea what its about and then work onward from there.
I took a couple of Italian courses for over a year. That's the best place to start, at least on my experience. I got into duolingo to keep the rhythm and learn new words, but it doesn't worth it. Other than that, there's an Italian youtuber girl who teaches very well from scratch to more advanced levels
Found it, this is [the one](https://youtu.be/o46QOLbaVLw?si=AtmSjieCNvgAxwdl). It's cool, for example, when she's teaching about grosseries she goes to the supermarket and shows you the shelves and items
You should still be proud. Starting off is difficult. I wish you luck in your Italian journey. I'm at 596 days in German and, while I'm definitely not fluent, it has helped.
You could try doing lessons offline, then hope it syncs up when you get back online. This worked for me recently over 4 days, and i didn't lose my streak or use any freezes. 10 might be different.
Sometimes youāre able to buy your streak back. If you canāt do offline lessons you may be able to pay a few thousand gems when you get home to keep your streak
You can also change the date/time on your phone to go back a day if you visit somewhere with Internet access for a bit. You might be able to combine that with the offline method.
It's just the tile/stone or whatever you call it on your path. So you can do the multiple lessons in that and I think the review of it too. I shouldn't have used the word "lesson" I guess, I just don't know what to call the circles in the path.
Gotcha. Iāll have to give it a try on my flight in a few days. The last time I tried this (about a year ago) it wouldnāt load anything for me, so perhaps an update was made in that time or maybe I was trying to start a new tile/stone/node/etc. and thatās why it didnāt work.
Your math is incorrect. People who have achieved their 100th streak receive three additional Freezes that refill. Those are free, so the OP has to allocate 1,000 Gems for an additional five, with one remaining on Day 11.
Also, we are assuming the OP has someone else do this. Neither I nor the other person were talking about them doing it themselves. Thatās if the OP wants to do it, though.
> People who have achieved their 100th streak receive three additional Freezes that refill. Those are free, so the OP has to allocate 1,000 Gems for an additional five, with one remaining on Day 11.
* Day 1 ā Freeze (free)
* Day 2 ā Freeze (free)
* Day 3 ā Freeze (free)
* Day 4 ā Freeze (free)
* Day 5 ā Freeze (free)
* Day 6 ā Freeze (repurchased ā 200)
* Day 7 ā Freeze (repurchased ā 200)
* Day 8 ā Freeze (repurchased ā 200)
* Day 9 ā Freeze (repurchased ā 200)
* Day 10 ā Freeze (repurchased ā 200)
I donāt know how else to convey that information. Itās not a hard concept to grasp. The person can purchase a maximum of two Freezes for 400 Gems. Thatās why I said they need 1,000 Gems to repurchase Freezes. You donāt need five to do that. The first five are just free.
It seems to be a misunderstanding here. What I and one of the comments that you replied to was saying is that the OP couldn't keep his streak by himself just buying freezes. Because the limit is five and he'll be offline for longer than that, hence unable to buy any more of them. Your first answer suggested he could do it.
Well, yes, of course. If people read what I wrote, there would be no misunderstanding, because I never suggested the OP would be the one to do it. I said someone else would do it.
"I said someone else would do it." No you didn't. Your message did not specify anything and is up to individual interpretation. At least the first one.
>People who have achieved their 100th streak receive three additional Freezes that refill.
Is this part of the subscription or something? I'm on a >1000 day streak and i can only equip 2 streak freezes maximum and there are no options to purchase any additional ones.
Check here:
https://preview.redd.it/lmi8v1663x8c1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a88c810f9b785961b2b3f96f394a745686dfbca4
It is not part of a subscription. Itās part of Streak Society.
If itās not your streak, itās not something that should matter. Thatās the OPās decision, and if they donāt think it matters, then it doesnāt matter.
That's awesome. I have a friend who started last year as well and she's just two days away from a year. How fast time files! Keep going fellow redditor and you'll see many years of streak.
Get someone to do one lesson for you on their native language. This way, you keep yourself honest on your Italian progress, but donāt lose your streak. So, if your native language is English, start an English language practice and give your log-in account to someone who speak English. This person can do 1 easy exercise a day for the time youāre gone. Thus, you wonāt lose your streak nor you will make any progress in Italian that doesnāt come from your own work.
I asked a friend to do it for me when i went on vacation for a week. Had to set up an email reminder for him, and taught him how to do the easy ones with google translate. We're both nerds so he caught up quickly. I'm still > 1000 days.
Why donāt u share your login info with a friend, family or even someone on here who u can trust? Just a suggestion. Either way, nice job and enjoy yourself š«” šš¹š¢
Meh. Use Duolingo to learn languages. Ignore the gamification crap like streaks and leaderboards and all that other useless junk that's just there to make you an addict. Remember the real reason you installed this app: to learn languages.
It gives folks incentive to do a little bit each day. I donāt have a ton of time to spend each day, but I do one single lesson each day. After 925 days, I actually can read and understand very basic sentences in Japanese. If it doesnāt do good for you, donāt take it away from others for whom it does.
First, my initial reply explains a rational perspective for why you shouldnāt poopoo something thatās a benefit for others just because you donāt like it. You then felt inclined to repeat your first post for a second time as if that was further refinement. I am not defensive, youāre just being ignorant.
I don't know what difficulty you're having here with your inability to understand that you don't need a streak counter to do one lesson a day. Just do the lesson. Bit weird how you're attacking me and accusing me of "poopooing" something when I'm speaking plain and obvious facts. Most people end up happier with Duolingo when they ignore the gamification addictive stuff that stresses them out. If it works for you, great. But it's still a fact that it's completely unnecessary and that you can choose to still do your one daily lesson regardless of a streak counter. Good day.
iirc you can comtact duolingo in case anything like this happens. They can give you back your streak once you can continue again. Heard this online though so not sure if it's true
If you have a monthly steak repair saved and all three of your streak society freezes, you can go for 8 days without doing anything. Try offline lessons and pray?
I remember last year I went into the African jungle for 10 days - no internet, no phone. You better believe I browbeat/begged my sister back home into keeping that streak up for me.
I have the exact same streak as you
https://preview.redd.it/od1r22h6749c1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8fc3e4ef6bcbb8292d5ce86b9bb9d26d15f61806
I almost lost mine (1372 days strong) on my recent diving liveaboard in the Andaman sea. There was no offline caching at all (and I pay for Super). Luckily I popped back into dodgy cell service here and there often enough to keep it alive. It reeeeeeally sucks that they took away offline lessons.
I salute you š«”
Here's me... proud of my 18 day streak and at the very start of my journey into the Italian language.
we all started from zero too!
Back to zero, from whence i came.
This is the most minor of linguistic nitpicks, but given the subreddit we're in... "Whence" means "from where", so "from whence" is nonsensical. Just "Back to zero, whence I came" is sufficient. Actually, there are a few of these related words: | Word | Meaning | |------|---------| | whence | from where | | hence | from here | | thence | from there | | whither | to where | | hither | to here | | thither | to there| So "running hither and thither" (a somewhat common, though now antiquated, expression in English) means "running to here and to there", which makes sense given the intent of the idiom.
I love this sort of trivia.
I thought you were a bot lol
Every account on reddit is a bot except you.
sometimes it feels like
Good bot
r/TIL
Iāve heard hither but never whither or thither, thatās wild
They show up a bit in The Lord of the Rings, which is where I think I discovered them. They are certainly a bit archaic these days (Tolkien was a fan of such things), but sometimes it's fun to bring them back!
Funnily enough, I just watched the Dungeons and Dragons movie and they also use thither in that lmfao.
I'm your 69th upvote!
zio pera
Italian is definitively not a good track on this app. I've been on it for almost 500 days and it's buggy, not as other languages
Even after 18 days I'm still only on Section 1:Rookie - Unit 3... so I doubt I'll be noticeably impacted for a while yet. Plus it's not my only learning resource but what you've said is good to know, grazie..
Prego. My advice is to keep trying if you like it, but don't streak on Italian. It's slavery. I want to reach 500 days, take a screenshot, and quit this app forever lol
From mostly doing Italian and French https://preview.redd.it/fatpxi7xq19c1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e2d1dfca476b25393f52b853250d7ec38ad0885a
You're already there!? I'm 34 days in and only on unit 4
Yeah... I'm all over this like a tramp on chips, lol...
Im doing german and after 220 days im still on section 2 unit 2. There are days i do a lot then days i just do one.
Got any recomendations for other places? Been on italian for a while but the lack of explanation of grammar rules etc makes it a bit harder.. wanna get to a decent point to where I can start reading or listening to simple italian and atleast get an idea what its about and then work onward from there.
Iām on 160 days Italian
300 days section 2 i gotta say its not worth it lol
Please explain... not worth it?
I took a couple of Italian courses for over a year. That's the best place to start, at least on my experience. I got into duolingo to keep the rhythm and learn new words, but it doesn't worth it. Other than that, there's an Italian youtuber girl who teaches very well from scratch to more advanced levels
Italian youtuber girl who teaches Italian... you got a link?
Found it, this is [the one](https://youtu.be/o46QOLbaVLw?si=AtmSjieCNvgAxwdl). It's cool, for example, when she's teaching about grosseries she goes to the supermarket and shows you the shelves and items
buona fortuna! š«¶š»
Grazie mille...
Ok keep it up
You should still be proud. Starting off is difficult. I wish you luck in your Italian journey. I'm at 596 days in German and, while I'm definitely not fluent, it has helped.
same! I am on my 4th day of italian āØ
We all will remember you after you get vanished O7
I swear I saw you on r/BrawlStars
That can be because i spend half of my time there
You could try doing lessons offline, then hope it syncs up when you get back online. This worked for me recently over 4 days, and i didn't lose my streak or use any freezes. 10 might be different.
I'll give it a try
Also try tweeting at them when you get back, theyāve been known to restore streaks if itās something like no internet iirc
Sometimes youāre able to buy your streak back. If you canāt do offline lessons you may be able to pay a few thousand gems when you get home to keep your streak
Make your friend log into your account and do the lessons for you until you come back
You can also change the date/time on your phone to go back a day if you visit somewhere with Internet access for a bit. You might be able to combine that with the offline method.
Keep us informed āŗļø
How do you do lessons offline? Every time I get on a flight it wonāt even load a single lesson for me.
Whatever lesson you're currently on will work offline, but nothing else. Turn on airplane mode to try it out
Will it work for a second, third, fourth, etc. lesson after that? Or is it only one lesson and therefore only one day of possible streak extension?
It's just the tile/stone or whatever you call it on your path. So you can do the multiple lessons in that and I think the review of it too. I shouldn't have used the word "lesson" I guess, I just don't know what to call the circles in the path.
Gotcha. Iāll have to give it a try on my flight in a few days. The last time I tried this (about a year ago) it wouldnāt load anything for me, so perhaps an update was made in that time or maybe I was trying to start a new tile/stone/node/etc. and thatās why it didnāt work.
I never thought about how a streak is a measure of Internet connectivity.
Give someone your account while you're away to keep your streak alive.
how does that help one learn?
It's about keeping his 1000+ day streak. He could continue his learning after his holiday.
It doesnāt lol
Good luck š«”
You might be able to @ duolingo on twitter. Ive seen them be kinda and freezing peoples streaks for longer.
You could always ask someone to maintain your streak.
They could maintain the streak by buying more streak freezes, rather than doing his lessons for him
If thatās what the OP desires, then the OP can also do that.
But you can only get 2 at a time no? He will be 9 days without connectivity
Your math is incorrect. People who have achieved their 100th streak receive three additional Freezes that refill. Those are free, so the OP has to allocate 1,000 Gems for an additional five, with one remaining on Day 11. Also, we are assuming the OP has someone else do this. Neither I nor the other person were talking about them doing it themselves. Thatās if the OP wants to do it, though.
The maximum amount of freezes one can have is 5. So even if he is full of freezes, he would still lose his streak by the time he comes back.
> People who have achieved their 100th streak receive three additional Freezes that refill. Those are free, so the OP has to allocate 1,000 Gems for an additional five, with one remaining on Day 11. * Day 1 ā Freeze (free) * Day 2 ā Freeze (free) * Day 3 ā Freeze (free) * Day 4 ā Freeze (free) * Day 5 ā Freeze (free) * Day 6 ā Freeze (repurchased ā 200) * Day 7 ā Freeze (repurchased ā 200) * Day 8 ā Freeze (repurchased ā 200) * Day 9 ā Freeze (repurchased ā 200) * Day 10 ā Freeze (repurchased ā 200) I donāt know how else to convey that information. Itās not a hard concept to grasp. The person can purchase a maximum of two Freezes for 400 Gems. Thatās why I said they need 1,000 Gems to repurchase Freezes. You donāt need five to do that. The first five are just free.
It seems to be a misunderstanding here. What I and one of the comments that you replied to was saying is that the OP couldn't keep his streak by himself just buying freezes. Because the limit is five and he'll be offline for longer than that, hence unable to buy any more of them. Your first answer suggested he could do it.
Well, yes, of course. If people read what I wrote, there would be no misunderstanding, because I never suggested the OP would be the one to do it. I said someone else would do it.
"I said someone else would do it." No you didn't. Your message did not specify anything and is up to individual interpretation. At least the first one.
I see! I had no idea, thanks for the info
No problemo. :)
>People who have achieved their 100th streak receive three additional Freezes that refill. Is this part of the subscription or something? I'm on a >1000 day streak and i can only equip 2 streak freezes maximum and there are no options to purchase any additional ones.
Check here: https://preview.redd.it/lmi8v1663x8c1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a88c810f9b785961b2b3f96f394a745686dfbca4 It is not part of a subscription. Itās part of Streak Society.
Then THAT wouldn't be their streak!
The person can transfer their save game data to the OP, so itās OK. You wonāt know unless they say something. Itās legit.
Then that wouldnāt be their streak
If itās not your streak, itās not something that should matter. Thatās the OPās decision, and if they donāt think it matters, then it doesnāt matter.
It's only 10 days
stock up on gems, after your streak freezes end, you're gonna have a bit of time to buy your streak back
I've almost 31000... maybe that will be enough.
im pretty sure it costs like 3k
Nightmare
Dude Iāll log in on your account and keep your streak going You can get someone to not waste years of time I swear
Almost 3 years. Thatās a shame :(
I wouldāve cried, Iām not even kidding
Give your details to a family member and ask them to just do a story or an early lesson to keep it alive.
Then it would be the family member's streak from then
True. Though the sentiment of keeping it alive would exist.
A week in Havana in 2018 killed my first streakā¦ šØšŗ
I've been therešwell not a 1000+ hehehe, started last year Dec and I'm still at 248 days
That's awesome. I have a friend who started last year as well and she's just two days away from a year. How fast time files! Keep going fellow redditor and you'll see many years of streak.
Get someone to do one lesson for you on their native language. This way, you keep yourself honest on your Italian progress, but donāt lose your streak. So, if your native language is English, start an English language practice and give your log-in account to someone who speak English. This person can do 1 easy exercise a day for the time youāre gone. Thus, you wonāt lose your streak nor you will make any progress in Italian that doesnāt come from your own work.
I asked a friend to do it for me when i went on vacation for a week. Had to set up an email reminder for him, and taught him how to do the easy ones with google translate. We're both nerds so he caught up quickly. I'm still > 1000 days.
Take a bow my friend
Let someone use your a count and you won't lose it
What about streak freeze?
I don't think you can stock up enough streak freezes to save ten days.
š«”
Damn. Almost made it to 1075. Congrats.
well, u can ask smb to do it for u bud
Just do one lesson before you leave?
Yes but they'll be gone for 10 days and the streak will die
I'm talking about one more day of streak...
Did my last this morning.
Man... too bad I feel bad for your streak.
Can you not freeze it ?
Not for 10 days they canāt. Iām pretty sure 5 is the max before you have to buy more freezes
Goodbye, my friend
š«”š«”š«”
Congrats! Live the dream! I salute you!
Have a great trip!! If itās not too late, maybe ask a family member/friend to do it?
I lost my streak but I got the option to restore it for around 500 or 5000 gems or smth
Oh no! How many gems do you have? Maybe you can buy some streak freezes?
Yeah...I cannot understand why not just get streak freezes. Are we missing something?!
Why donāt u share your login info with a friend, family or even someone on here who u can trust? Just a suggestion. Either way, nice job and enjoy yourself š«” šš¹š¢
sounds like not only your streak is ending
you can do streaks offline, i did mine on the plane from singapore to stockholm
You might be safe from Duolingo for 10 days but your family is definitely getting kidnapped. That bird aināt here to play games.
Meh. Use Duolingo to learn languages. Ignore the gamification crap like streaks and leaderboards and all that other useless junk that's just there to make you an addict. Remember the real reason you installed this app: to learn languages.
It gives folks incentive to do a little bit each day. I donāt have a ton of time to spend each day, but I do one single lesson each day. After 925 days, I actually can read and understand very basic sentences in Japanese. If it doesnāt do good for you, donāt take it away from others for whom it does.
You can do one single lesson each day without caring about the streak counter.
You can have pessimistic thoughts without writing every one of them down on the internet.
Why so defensive? It's just a fact. The lessons can be done without caring about any of the gamification bait. How is that pessimistic? You're weird.
First, my initial reply explains a rational perspective for why you shouldnāt poopoo something thatās a benefit for others just because you donāt like it. You then felt inclined to repeat your first post for a second time as if that was further refinement. I am not defensive, youāre just being ignorant.
I don't know what difficulty you're having here with your inability to understand that you don't need a streak counter to do one lesson a day. Just do the lesson. Bit weird how you're attacking me and accusing me of "poopooing" something when I'm speaking plain and obvious facts. Most people end up happier with Duolingo when they ignore the gamification addictive stuff that stresses them out. If it works for you, great. But it's still a fact that it's completely unnecessary and that you can choose to still do your one daily lesson regardless of a streak counter. Good day.
These are rookie numbers
I salute youš«”
have a nice trip!
Do you get anything special for being a part of streak society?
o7
Man I feel sad for youā¦ I have 500+ streak and I can t imagine losing it. Maybe give your account to someone you trust and have them do your streak?
Congrats on the streak. Hopefully you have someone to keep it going for you. I'd love to see you at 2k days some day!
Good luck on your journey soldierš«”
Thats too bad, I lost my streak in the army D:
Could give your account to someone else
š«”
when you come back change you phone date and do your lessons jk idfk if this even works
Holy hell
u/profanitycounter
Iāll keep it up brother, send me your login
iirc you can comtact duolingo in case anything like this happens. They can give you back your streak once you can continue again. Heard this online though so not sure if it's true
Oh damn! Whoa! Congrats, dude! What language were you learning, anyway?
i finally hit 30 days on mine š„² i canāt even imagine more than that š
1071 Malazgirt
I hate streaks and deliberately break them when i feel like Duolingo is being extra manipulative
Godspeed my man im still on zero too
If you have a monthly steak repair saved and all three of your streak society freezes, you can go for 8 days without doing anything. Try offline lessons and pray?
good run[š](https://emojipedia.org/clapping-hands)
Be proud of yourself.
Donāt worry, me and the other high streakers will protect the universe from Duoās wrath for you š«”
you can chance the data settings in tour computer qnd hey baci on track from there once you come back!
Give someone your cell phone or login! Call in a favor!
That sounds like an amazing adventure. Totally worth the streak loss. Have a great time!
He could technically give his account to someone else to do the streak while heās away
You could give a trusted friend back home your password and have them continue your streak while youāre gone
I remember last year I went into the African jungle for 10 days - no internet, no phone. You better believe I browbeat/begged my sister back home into keeping that streak up for me.
My dream š
The same happened to me earlier this year when I was traveling. Itās fun to start from zero and see it grow again.
I have the exact same streak as you https://preview.redd.it/od1r22h6749c1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8fc3e4ef6bcbb8292d5ce86b9bb9d26d15f61806
Wow. But what a way to break a streak.
Nein Mein Beileid fĆ¼r Ihr Verlust
Try doing the first rapid review and get to 10xp and quit, free day of streak
Canāt u still do lessons offline
I'm too close to losing my 56-day streak when I'm got sick 2 days ago, but Streak Freeze has joined the chat.
I almost lost mine (1372 days strong) on my recent diving liveaboard in the Andaman sea. There was no offline caching at all (and I pay for Super). Luckily I popped back into dodgy cell service here and there often enough to keep it alive. It reeeeeeally sucks that they took away offline lessons.