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Strange Duolingo Sentences is a gimmick Twitter account that collects Duolingo translation prompts that appear menacing, unsettling, sociopathic or outright weird. The launch of the account in January 2022 was preceded by many social media posts sharing such sentences going viral in previous years.

History

Precursors

Before the launch of the gimmick Twitter account Strange Duolingo Sentences (@DuolingoStrange), multiple screenshots of weird translation prompts offered by the language learning app Duolingo were shared by users online. On December 30th, 2012, gimmick Tumblr[1] account wtfduolingo was launched, sharing multiple offbeat prompts in the 2012-2020 period (examples shown below). For example, a screenshot shared[2] by the account on July 10th, 2018, gained nearly 600 likes and reblogs in three years.

Quit Tips & notes Translate this text Tú me tocas mucho. you touch me a lot ************* ********* ***** **** You are correct Continue Report a Problem Discuss sentence (14)
98% 8:53 AM 5 IN A ROW Select the correct translation The vegetable does not like vegetarians. Das Gemüse mag keine Vegetarier. Das Eis mag Vegetarier nicht. Das Ei mag keine Vegetarier. 16 You are correct CONTINUE
4 IN A ROW Translate this sentence P Jag hör dig inte eftersom jag har kanelbullar i öronen. do not hear you since have cinnamon rolls in my ears cozy funny where You are correct CONTINUE

On February 2nd and November 3rd, 2021, Twitter[3][4] user @coolauntV shared several screenshots of weird translation prompts offered by Duolingo for her course in Norwegian. Both posts went viral, gathering over 12,800 retweets and 101,400 likes and 47,900 retweets and 328,800 likes in one year and three months, respectively (shown below, left and right).

... @coolauntV are duolingo employees ok? Jeg vet ikke hvem jeg er lenger. Jeg er redd for fremtiden. I don't know who I am anymore. I am afraid of the future. Hvis det finnes en gud, har han mye å svare for. Har du noen siste ord? If there is a god, he has much to Do you have any last words? answer for. 4:12 PM - Nov 3, 2021 - Twitter for iPhone

Strange Duolingo Sentences

On January 26th, 2022, the gimmick Twitter[5] account Strange Duolingo Sentences (@DuolingoStrange) was launched, with its first post,[6] shared by the account on the same day, gaining over 1,300 retweets and 9,700 likes (shown below).

Translate this sentence ) Je vais mourir ! I am going to die 30 You are correct

In the following days, multiple tweets made by the account went viral. For example, two screenshots shared[7][8] by Strange Duolingo Sentences on January 28th gained over 13,300 retweets and 157,500 likes and 18,600 retweets and 190,100 likes in three days (shown below).

God, give me a chance.
Please take a ----- shower immediately.

Highlights

In late January 2022, GIFs and videos based on the image of the Duolingo character Oscar offering the prompt "Please take a shower immediately" went viral. For example, on January 30th, 2022, gimmick Twitter[9] account @TheFunny_mp4 shared a reaction video based on the image, which gained over 531,000 views, 6,300 retweets and 54,000 likes in less than 24 hours (shown below).

Features

Strange Duolingo Sentences archives Duolingo translation prompts and other Duolingo content that appears weird and offbeat, with many posts submitted by Twitter users.

Traffic

As of January 31st, 2022, five days since the account's launch, @DuolingoStrange had over 151,000 followers.

Various Examples

Why must I fear death?
Har du noen siste ord? Do you have any last words? duolingo
공들이 큽니다. The balls are big. duolingo

D People die.
Translate this sentence У него слишком маленькая * ...... голова, мне очень страшно. His head is too small am very scared 5
2 IN A ROW Select the correct translation I hold back the tears every day. 제가 어려운 눈물을 참습니다. 제가 매일 눈물을 참습니다.

Search Interest

External References

[1] Tumblr – wtfduolingo

[2] Tumblr – wtfduolingo

[3] Twitter – @coolauntV

[4] Twitter – @coolauntV

[5] Twitter – @DuolingoStrange

[6] Twitter – @DuolingoStrange

[7] Twitter – @DuolingoStrange

[8] Twitter – @DuolingoStrange

[9] Twitter – @TheFunny_mp4



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