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It seems there was a technical glitch of some kind, we are reaching out to Wefunder to address this.","author_name":"Alejandro Paschalides","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-01-24T22:46:27Z"}]}],"faq":[{"question":"How come your pitch disappeared? I don't see anything after the team bios. I remember seeing a lot more information here a few months ago but now I can't look back at it.","answer":"Thanks for pointing this out, Isaac! It seems there was a technical glitch of some kind, we are reaching out to Wefunder to address this."},{"question":"How do you plan to address non-vocab areas such as syntax, verb conjugation, or common phrases? I think vocab would require the most study time, but there is more that has to be learned to proficiently speak a language. Are there lessons you've written maybe to mix in with the...","answer":"Hi Isaac, Yes, our course covers a lot more than just vocabulary. 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