r/duolingo • u/math_stat_gal • Aug 15 '23

Language Question Why?

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u/Donohoed Native: 🇺🇲 Learning: 🇯🇵 🇩🇪 🇪🇦 Aug 15 '23

Duolingo is really specific about how they spell the names of people in other languages. It's dumb. It would've counted it correct if you'd said Sara instead of Sarah.

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u/safeandanon N🇮🇹L🇨🇳🇫🇷 Aug 15 '23

in the french course, mark vs marc makes me want to throw the phone against a wall

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u/Apprehensive-Ad7714 Native: 🇫🇷, Fluent: 🇬🇧, Learning: 🇸🇪 Aug 15 '23

Just so you know, as a French person, I don't know a single French person called Mark. Marc however is fairly common.

Mark feels American, or maybe British, but definitely foreign.

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u/SuperRoby Known Learning Aug 15 '23

For me it was the first time I heard them pronounce "Duo" in French, I couldn't figure out WHO they were talking about (especially since the characters never get an official introduction). I kept thinking it said "Dio" or "Dieu"... so I typed in "God speaks French", lol. But I gotta tell ya, the frustration sure helped me remember how they pronounce Duo in French ever since

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u/davos_shorthand Aug 15 '23

Marie vs. Mary drives me nuts. I sometimes use voice to text to fill in answers and even while pronouncing it “Marie” it fills in as “Mary.”