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On learning a language, and losing one
Notes on the part nobody sells against: what happens after the lessons stop. Written by the person building Pezmu.
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Should you learn words or whole sentences?
Learn the word with its meaning first. Then add sentences to it. Vary them once the word isn't new. The order is what makes a word stick.
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The intermediate plateau in language learning is real
Yes, it's real — and half of it is a measurement problem. What stops moving at intermediate, what keeps moving, and why nobody can tell you how long it lasts.
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Why you understand a language but can't speak it
Understanding and speaking are different skills, and practice transfers to the one you practised. What's really going on, and what to do about it.