Find the Chunks. Fix the Mistakes. Get Fluent

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PL. I 25 Collocations With "Make" You Can Use Today

Techniques

25 Collocations With "Make" You Can Use Today

If I could change one thing about how my students learn vocabulary, it would not be more words. It would be learning which words travel together.

August 10, 2026

PL. II Stop Learning Single Words. Learn Chunks Instead

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Stop Learning Single Words. Learn Chunks Instead

Words arrive one at a time, like a waiter bringing individual grains of rice. Then everyone acts surprised that your English sounds built rather than spoken.

July 31, 2026

PL. III How Many New Words Should You Learn a Day? The Honest Answer

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How Many New Words Should You Learn a Day? The Honest Answer

You found a list, did the maths, and worked out you would be fluent in 100 days. Here is why that plan fails, and the daily number that actually sticks.

July 29, 2026