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by SyneRyder 3609 days ago
The 15% fluency could be accurate - another way to interpret that number is that you struggle to understand 85% of the language. (Even after completing the German lessons, Duolingo says I'm only 49% fluent.) Duolingo is still great though, because it keeps you practicing every day. I'm amazed at how much more I understand now compared to when I started. It's worth persevering!
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> (Even after completing the German lessons, Duolingo says I'm only 49% fluent.)

Interesting. A sort of logarithmic scale maybe.

>Duolingo is still great though, because it keeps you practicing every day.

Agreed.

>I'm amazed at how much more I understand now compared to when I started. It's worth persevering!

Definitely worth. I'm enjoying it. Thanks for the info.