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PL. I Chunks for Disagreeing Politely (Without Sounding Rude or Weak)

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Chunks for Disagreeing Politely (Without Sounding Rude or Weak)

A meeting in English. Someone proposes something and you can see the problem. What you say next has quietly damaged more careers than any grammar slip.

September 21, 2026
PL. II Why Your Vocabulary Notebook Is Lying to You

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Why Your Vocabulary Notebook Is Lying to You

It has a nice cover, maybe an elastic band, and your best handwriting inside. It is also quietly convincing you that you know words you cannot use.

September 18, 2026
PL. III Phrasal Verbs Are Just Chunks: A Less Painful Way In

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Phrasal Verbs Are Just Chunks: A Less Painful Way In

Say "phrasal verbs" to most learners and you get an emotion between mild dread and open despair. The lists did that to them, not the verbs.

September 16, 2026
PL. IV 20 Chunks for Emails That Don't Sound Like a Robot Wrote Them

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20 Chunks for Emails That Don't Sound Like a Robot Wrote Them

Open your sent folder and read your last five English emails. If they all begin the same stiff way, the problem is not grammar. It is your phrases.

September 7, 2026
PL. V Word Lists Are Where Vocabulary Goes to Die

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Word Lists Are Where Vocabulary Goes to Die

In a drawer, or a folder optimistically named English, you have a list. It has been there a while. It is not working, and the reason is structural.

September 4, 2026
PL. VI Lexical Chunks for Small Talk: Sound Natural at Work

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Lexical Chunks for Small Talk: Sound Natural at Work

Monday morning, the office kitchen, waiting for the coffee machine. A colleague turns to you. This scene has frightened more students than any exam.

September 2, 2026
PL. VII Spaced Repetition Explained Like You're Tired and Busy

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Spaced Repetition Explained Like You're Tired and Busy

Someone has told you about spaced repetition, probably with the eyes of a person describing a religious experience. Here is the plain, useful version.

August 21, 2026

 Easy English
PL. VIII 25 Collocations With "Do" (and Why They Beat Memorizing Rules)

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25 Collocations With "Do" (and Why They Beat Memorizing Rules)

If you read the make post, you know how this works and can skip to the list. For everyone else, a short story about why rules keep failing here.

August 17, 2026

 Easy English
PL. IX 25 Collocations With "Make" You Can Use Today

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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

 Easy English
PL. X 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

 Easy English
PL. XI 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

 Easy English