David Sedaris on his Duolingo obsession: ‘“Today is the last day,” I told myself – but I was powerless to stop’

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:00:01 GMT

I decided to combine my need to top the leader table with my daily step count – which is how I found myself walking 10 miles a day while reading out sentences in Japanese, German, Spanish and FrenchHugh and I were driving from Washington, DC, to the Sea Section, our house on the coast of North Carolina, when I noticed a dot with legs traversing the hem of my untucked shirt. “There’s a tick on me!” I said.He looked down at my lap. “Well, throw it outside. It’s nothing to get hysterical about.” Continue reading...

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