Why Confidence is the Key to English Fluency (or Any Language)

“Confidence comes from not always being right, but from not fearing to be wrong.” -Peter T. Mcintyre Today we’re going to play around with the idea of confidence, which, in my opinion, is at the converging point between language learning, life and self-realization. This is such a deep and complicated topic, but let’s start with…

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7 Coisas que se deve evitar ao falar inglês

Eu passei os últimos anos viajando e vivendo no exterior, e durante esse tempo eu estive falando com um monte de pessoas que falam o Inglês como segunda língua. Depois de falar com milhares de estrangeiros em Inglês notei várias coisas que ferem (or “atrapalham” as in disturb) seu progresso como estudantes de línguas. Aqui…

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7 Things NOT to Do When Speaking English

what not to do

 I’ve spent the last few years traveling and living abroad, and during that time I’ve talked to a lot of people who spoke English as a foreign language. After talking to thousands of foreigners in English I’ve noticed several things that they do that hurt their progress as a language learner. You’re going to really…

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How to Use Prepositions Like a Jedi

Long long ago in a galaxy far far away, there was no spoken language to speak of, no incorrect grammar, just cavemen making growling noises to express what they were feeling or what they wanted from the one another. Then one day someone decided to create language  (English of course ha ha), and from then…

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