Language junkie. Grammarphobe. Speaks Italian, French and Spanish + bits of German and Mandarin Chinese.

Milan, Lombardy
Joined October 2015
If you can do it for joy, you can do it forever. Stephen King said this about writing, but it reminded me of languages. There's no finish line in learning a foreign language - find the joy so you want to do it forever 馃檶 馃巿
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馃挕Language learning tip 馃挕Write your shopping and to-do lists in the language you're learning. You might be surprised by the words you didn't know you didn't know!
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In 2008 I鈥檇 already taken 2 years of Italian, but still couldn鈥檛 have a basic conversation. Then I met a teacher who didn鈥檛 believe in pens and paper and whose classroom had no desks or books, just chairs in a circle. There was only 1 rule: NO ENGLISH. bit.ly/2PLEgte
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What people think learning a language looks like vs. what it actually looks like. #learnalanguage
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Booze. Can it help you speak a foreign language better? A science-based answer. bit.ly/2Blq4ya
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What do you find most frustrating when learning a language? #languages #questions
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Many of the people I know who speak lots of languages seem to share certain personality traits that make language learning easier for them. What are they, and can you cultivate them to learn a language better? bit.ly/2GcxfLs
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Eh!聽 Ah!聽 Did you know that these sounds have different meanings in Spanish? It's bigger than you might think! Learn the difference + 17 other small but important words that will help you sound more Spanish when you speak. bit.ly/2Ao2iBe
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You never know where learning a language will take you. Maybe you'll make new friends. Maybe you'll discover new business opportunities. Maybe you'll even meet your future spouse. No matter what, learning a language will *definitely* change your life.
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Research suggests that people who read in a foreign language know more words, get grammar right more often, write better and may even speak more fluently. bit.ly/2P9jJvn
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When a native speaker corrects you and you think "isn't that what I just said?" 馃槄 #learnalanguage
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Language Learning Tip: Find friends who love language learning. We tend to do what people around us do. If you hang out with people who love learning languages, you'll end up doing more of it. I 鉂わ笍 @thefluentshow so I'm excited to be on this episode! bit.ly/2Q2JKNz
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What do weight loss after Christmas, expired peanut butter and learning Spanish have in common? Apparently, they all take around 5 months. Which seems like a long time to hold onto festive pudge and a very short time to learn a language. bit.ly/2FSELyh
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When you look up a word on google translate and you're not sure if that's the actual translation or you should just wait a bit longer.
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"My school experience was awful and knocked my confidence a lot. But something changed when I became an adult". Kerstin from @FluentLanguage shows you how to successfully learn a language, even if you hated it at school bit.ly/2T8pkY9
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What's the biggest myth about learning a language? #languages #question
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Is your French intermediate or above? Do you like a laugh? If you're thinking "oui!" try reading le Gorafi. It鈥檚 a satirical newspaper with fake articles, a bit like the French version of The Onion. 馃嚝馃嚪 bit.ly/2psPfNn
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Do you get nervous when speaking a foreign language? Here's a simple little idea that has always helped me feel more confident. bit.ly/2F3fpNQ
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When you've been practising writing in German and you suddenly start capitalising nouns in every language 馃嚛馃嚜 #learngerman
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Not sure which language is for you? Get Natalie鈥檚 tips on how to choose the right language, plus a quiz to point you in the right direction (interestingly enough, when I did the quiz, I got Italian!) bit.ly/2y0EWBu
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