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moon_custafer ([personal profile] moon_custafer) wrote2022-05-30 09:35 pm
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Still puzzled by some of Duolingo’s translation choices

I can see why modern English would require them to render something like “suchst du einen Stuhl” as “are you looking for a chair” instead of “seekst thou a chair,” but why insist on “stylish” for “schick” when chic is right there? Sure it’s a loanword, but it’s in common use in modern English.