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On the contrary, I think some of these "silly" sentences actually help me learn, because the absurdity actually makes it stick in my mind better. And btw Duolingo has been an enormous help to me; we have many Greek friends and last week I was able to actually put together a few sentences while at a party, which is wonderful. I don't expect perfection, but the volunteers are doing a wonderful job and I, for one, am very grateful.
And we are grateful for your kind words and happy to hear that you were able to use the Greek you learned here. Duo actually encourages some use of whimsical sentences and there are even some really humorous sites with funny Duo sayings on youtube, twitter, reddit etc.
I agree it is not great but it is correct vocabulary and syntax. And you will remember it as a quirky sentence. Thousands of sentences are written for each course and sometimes we run out of ideas.
Perhaps, a hairdresser doesn't recognize an old customer but does recognize their hair. Or perhaps they want to say that this "sort of hair is familiar" we've seen so many strange sentences we've become adept at interpreting them. In my time, on Duo I've seen some real zingers one of my favorites is: "She replaces the baby with a black dog." (from the German). There are even internet sites with examples of theses gems.
I notice that this is in the Medical Skill so it could be a dermatologist reassuring a patient that this is not an unusual condition.
Thank you for your feedback.
ΜΙΑ ΑΛΗΘΙΝΗ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΠΑΡΙΣΙ
Μια φορά που ήμουν διακοπές στο Παρίσι και καθόμουν στο μετρό δίπλα σε μία παρέα από νέα παιδιά, ανοίγει η πόρτα και μπαίνει μέσα ένα κορίτσι με σγουρά φουντωτά μαλλιά. Δεν κοίταξε προς το μέρος μας, δεν είδε την παρέα των νεαρών, την είδαν όμως εκείνοι. Αποδείχτηκε πως ήταν φίλοι. Ένας από αυτούς την προσκάλεσε να καθήσει μαζί τους, φωνάζοντάς της δυνατά: Je connais ces cheveux ! = Τα ξέρω αυτά τα μαλλιά!
Αυτή είναι πραγματική σύμπτωση και ευχαριστώ πάρα πολύ που το μοιραστείς μαζι μας. Δύσκολο να πιστέψει κανείς ότι η πραγματικότητα και η φαντασία μπορεί να είναι τόσο κοντά.
