The Ojibwe nailed it. Wawa is exactly the right name for a goose.

Feels like a good time to plug Lingonaut. It's 100% AI and ad free and the courses are developed by volunteers. It's in open-beta, so still a bit buggy, but it has the feel of Duo Lingo without the slop.

I'll also add Mango Languages, which you may have access to through your public library!

Rocket Languages has also been good for me (learning italian)! They also teach you about culture and what's rude and what isn't, etc. You do have to pay for later lessons, but there no ads and no ai!

in many ways december 1963 was bbc sherlock’s all the things she said

not everything is getting worse. at least you don't hear high hopes by panic at the disco every day anymore

i feel like a lot of fandoms pride themselves on being gayer than the source material but have they considered being less racist and less misogynistic than the source material as well . could be revolutionary

sources are saying ohhhhhhhhh brother