u/No_Cookie_189

I've been thinking about this lately because I've tried both. Obviously talking to a native speaker is different, but I've found a lot of times I'm starting to prefer praktika (???) I don't feel embarrassed about making stupid mistakes, I can stop and restart a conversation, and I don't have to coordinate with another person or in person tutor to practice. I have noticed that real conversations have unpredictabiltiy that AI tutors can't always replicate, but that can be said the opposite way around as well. For pople that have used both, what do you think for praktika vs. in person convos?

I swear I'm doing my best to get perfect with my English and talk just like Americans and one thing I've noticed is how often people seem to say "sorry", "excuse me", etc in everday conversations. It seems like Americans apologize for things that don't really need an apology. Is that actually how people talk in everyday life (my tutors on say it is), or is it just more emphasized in my learning materials and on youtube and praktika so I can be preemptively apologetic?

EDIT: wow, thanks everyone for your insight. I guess the overall consensus that it’s moreso just for politeness than an actual apology. Crazy how different cultures can be

I always put streaks on a pedestal and would compete with my friends to see who could keep their praktika streak going the longest. Now that there's pronunciation scores, our streaks mean nothing. We will 100% be competing to see who can have the highest score. Is anyone else comparing scores with their friends now?