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Interesting newsletters about English words

I have always been fascinated by the colourful world of words. Words have their own lives and it is really interesting to know about their origin and evolution. If we care to explore their latent meanings, we would be surprised to learn about some unexpected facts related to them. Sometimes we think that there is no word for our specific feeling. However, this is not true in most cases and all we have to do is to consult a very good dictionary or reference material to find the exact expression. If you are passionate about words, you would like to subscribe to the following newsletters: 1. http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscribe.html 2. http://www.worldwidewords.org/maillist/joinlist.htm 3. http://www.phrases.org.uk/a-phrase-a-week/subscribe.html

A NOT To Do List for Successful Language Learners (a very informative post by John Fotheringham)

Copyright © 2010 by John Fotheringham. For more tips, tools, and tech for Mastering ANY Language, go to LanguageMastery.com Here is a run down of the top 10 things NOT to do when learning a foreign language. While what works may differ somewhat from person to person, the following should be avoided for ALL language learners: 1. Do NOT spend more than 5% of your study time on grammar, translation, vocabulary lists or any other overt information about the language. Languages are “acquired,” not learned. And acquisition by its very definition happens subconsciously over time given proper input. Which leads us to number. 2. Do NOT spend time on materials that are too difficult or don’t interest you. Motivation is one of the greatest keys to success in foreign language learning, and motivation’s favorite fuel is interest. There is a wealth of free language learning content available today; you need simply look for it (see the Learning Tools & Materials section for suggested resour...

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