I tried Duolingo for the first time this week or so and I feel like it gets unnecessary flak

As long as you understand it's meant for like 10-30 minutes a day and not hours. Also don't pay for anything. The ads are also annoying, but it's free so.

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basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M

You can get Duolingo premium and there's no ads, no heart meter and word practice and mistakes that you can correct. I haven't yet paid for it, but I got Duolingo Super due to winning a league competition.

DDonde · 31-35, M

@basilfawlty89 The one thing that sounds interesting to me about premium is the speaking practice feature. Is that any good do you know?

basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M

@DDonde haven't tried it yet to be honest, my spelling is getting better and I've got the hang of Irish grammar and my vocabulary is building, but I'm a bit nervous to try speaking as I still have some difficulty with pronouncing some words.

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@basilfawlty89 I've got free premium for 3 days twice this year. It's fine but I notice it makes me slack a lot. There's some advantage to only have 5 hearts. At least I try to focus more and write down things to not make the same mistake twice.