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by ngokevin 1983 days ago
Sorry for the self-plug on someone else's thread, but if you're learning a language with a partner, I've been building an app to help couples learn each other's languages (https://learncoupling.com) if you're interested.
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I'll risk being misunderstood and/or downvoted to note that "coupling" is a synonym for "sex". It's not quite "learnintercourse" but it's close. Apologies if this comes across as condescending or prurient or juvenile; just looking to help in case the association wasn't clear and you might gain by moving to a different domain.
Thanks for the input! I think I did see that before but as an American English speaker, I didn't feel the connotation that strongly. I'll genuinely keep that in mind and think about that. I wonder others here feel the same. I hear it more often for gears, physics, programming, or synonym for pairs or couple. Maybe it connotes to mating more in biology contexts or maybe British English?
It was the name of a British TV show, so I imagine that makes the connotation Stronger over there.