Andrew Campbell
Founder, WordCat
Founder of WordCat. Building tools to help people learn English faster.
WordCat is built on the idea that vocabulary sticks when it comes from sentences you actually wanted to say — not from a word list somebody else wrote. These articles cover the grammar and usage questions that come up most often for learners working from A2 toward B2 and beyond.
Articles by Andrew Campbell
All articlesLearning Styles
Grammar Study vs Grammar Acquisition: Why You Know the Rule and Still Get It Wrong
Techniques
Chunks for Disagreeing Politely (Without Sounding Rude or Weak)
Techniques
Why Your Vocabulary Notebook Is Lying to You
Techniques
Phrasal Verbs Are Just Chunks: A Less Painful Way In
Common Mistakes
Lend vs Borrow: Who Has the Money?
Learning Styles
You Don't Have a Motivation Problem. You Have a System Problem
Grammar
Used To vs Be Used To vs Get Used To: Three Meanings Hiding in One Phrase
Techniques
20 Chunks for Emails That Don't Sound Like a Robot Wrote Them
Techniques
Word Lists Are Where Vocabulary Goes to Die
Techniques
Lexical Chunks for Small Talk: Sound Natural at Work
Grammar
Countable and Uncountable Nouns: Why You Can't Have "an Advice"
Learning Styles
The Intermediate Plateau: Why You've Been B1 for Three Years
Learning Styles
Netflix Won't Make You Fluent (Sorry)
Grammar
In, On, At: Prepositions of Time Without the Headache
Techniques
Spaced Repetition Explained Like You're Tired and Busy
Common Mistakes
Say vs Tell vs Speak vs Talk: Four Verbs, One Fix
Techniques
25 Collocations With "Do" (and Why They Beat Memorizing Rules)
Learning Styles
Why You Understand English But Can't Speak It
Common Mistakes
"I'm Boring" and Other Ways You're Accidentally Insulting Yourself
Techniques
25 Collocations With "Make" You Can Use Today
Grammar
Since vs For: Fix This in Five Minutes
Grammar
Present Perfect vs Past Simple: The Mistake Every B1 Learner Makes
Common Mistakes
Make vs Do: The Rule Nobody Teaches Properly
Techniques
Stop Learning Single Words. Learn Chunks Instead
Techniques
How Many New Words Should You Learn a Day? The Honest Answer
Learning Styles
Comprehensible Input Works. You're Probably Doing It Wrong.
Common Mistakes
Affect vs Effect: When to Use Which