How we work

The Limny blog answers questions that come up when you actually learn a language: How long does a level take? Which languages are hard, which are easy? How does vocabulary stick? What can an AI tutor do – and what can't it? This page explains how the articles are made.

Who writes

Articles are published by the Limny editorial team. Behind it is no invented person with a photo and a biography, but the team of Inan Software OG in Vienna, which builds and runs Limny. Inan Software OG is responsible for every text (imprint).

When an expert reviews an article – someone from language-learning research, say, or a teacher of the language in question – their real name appears under it. We never put down the name of anyone who has not actually reviewed it.

How we work with sources

• Every number has a source we have read – at least the abstract, and for numbers the place where the number appears. What we cannot back, we leave out.
• We use the strongest source available: reviews and meta-analyses before single studies, official documents (such as the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference) before third-party summaries.
• We say how strong the evidence is. A study of 40 students is a study of 40 students. A correlation is not proof of a cause. Where research disagrees, both sides are shown.
• Every article ends with “What the evidence doesn’t say”, which spells out what the sources do not support.
• The sources are listed under every article, with a short note on what each one is and a link – where possible to a free full text.

The website checks along when an article is published: an article that cites a source that isn't there, or lists sources it never cites, is not published at all.

The role of AI

We research and draft the articles with the help of AI. Before an article goes live, it is checked claim by claim against the sources it cites. The English versions are translated from German with AI assistance; this is noted under each article.

The cover pictures are AI-generated illustrations. They show objects – no people, no animals – and are labelled as such under every picture.

Limny in the articles

Limny is our own app. It is mentioned at the end of an article, in a separate, clearly marked box – not in the middle of the text. There we only say what the app does, and we never claim anything for it that the research in the article doesn't support. There are no paid posts, no third-party ads and no affiliate links.

Mistakes and corrections

Found a mistake? Write to support@limny.app. Corrections are listed with their date under the article; when a statement changes, the article shows the date it was updated. There are no silent corrections.

The articles give a general overview. They are no substitute for personal advice, for example about exams or language certificates for a visa or university – what counts there is always what the institution in question requires.