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1. flaredancer

   Ich lerne Deutsche.

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   1. scribus

      @flaredancer You're learning German?

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      1. flaredancer

         @scribus Ja =^.^= NM told me about this free site, Duolingo, where you learn a language and help translate the internet.

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         1. scribus

            @flaredancer Whoa, neat!

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            1. flaredancer

               @scribus Quite! I think all it has are Spanish and German at the moment. But, Duolingo.com and put in your email address to ask to do it. It took me a couple months to get my invite from them, though

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               1. scribus

                  @flaredancer Dang. Guess something like that probably isn't exactly Google-level staffed, though...

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                  1. flaredancer

                     @scribus Yeah, I'd imagine not. But, hey, free.

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                     1. scribus

                        @flaredancer Free as in beer? :p

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                        1. flaredancer

                           @scribus I can't for the life of me remember what that's from

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                           1. scribus

                              @flaredancer It's part of the distinction between two English-language meanings of "free." There's "free as in beer" for zero monetary cost, and "free as in speech" for openness and liberty.

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                              1. flaredancer

                                 @scribus Ok, then. Yes, free as in beer

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                              2. bitshift

                                 @scribus A.k.a., gratis/libre (to use the less ambiguous Latin terms).

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                                 1. scribus

                                    @bitshift Indeed. Though, you just as often end up having to define the Latin words in that case. XD

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                                    1. scribus

                                       @scribus Damnit, wait -- "One just as often ends up having to define the Latin words."

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                                    2. bitshift

                                       @scribus Yep. But given that one might well have to explain both, I prefer the succinctness of the single-word Latin terms. :)

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                                       1. scribus

                                          @bitshift A solid point.

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                                          1. bitshift

                                             @scribus Then again, if it's in response to somebody saying "free", then the "as in X" versions would probably be clearer than throwing in two apparently unrelated words, if they don't know those words. So I guess it's a little more nuanced than I suggested before.

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                                             1. scribus

                                                @bitshift /shrug I mostly like it because it's about beer! <.< heh

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