Who wins the fight: Esperanto or English

Esperanto and English are 2 languages that are near and dear to my heart. English is my native language so naturally I feel a pretty strong attachment towards it. I grew up in an English-speaking country and all my friends speak English. On the other...

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Oct 07, 2025
The 80/20 of Language Learning

In language learning, it seems like there's a lot of things to learn.And if you're just starting out, it can be hard to figure out where to start.Maybe you've tried a few apps here and there and made limited progress.Or perhaps you've watched a few Y...

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Oct 06, 2025
Is speaking overrated?

Someone on Reddit recently asked if it's important to speak your TL.That might seem like a strange question.And the OP even admitted that the question sounded a little dumb but they didn't know how else to phrase it.However, they said that they norma...

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Oct 03, 2025
The struggle to understand native speakers

A significant milestone in any language learner's journey is being able to understand native speakers.Sure, you can watch comprehensible input videos made by native speakers but that's not the same thing.I mean understanding content made by and for n...

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Oct 02, 2025
How to expand your vocabulary

Words are an important part of any language. I once heard someone described words as the "soul" of a language and I do think there's some truth to that. With the exception of perhaps signed languages, every language has something akin to words. So, i...

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Oct 01, 2025
Which language is more difficult: Spanish or French

For those of you that have been following me for a while, you know that Spanish and French are 2 of the main languages I've been focusing on.I have different reasons for both.French is a heritage language for me and I have many relatives that speak t...

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Sep 30, 2025
is language learning dead?

The other day, Evildea made a video with a provocative title saying "Language Learning is DEAD."Bold statement to make, isn't it?In case you don't know Evildea, he's fairly popular in the language learning YouTube community.He originally started off...

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Sep 29, 2025
Native speakers are overrated

Many language learners tend to hold native-level speakers as the peak of language-learning ability. And while there is some truth to this, this doesn't mean you need to be native-level in order to use a language. It all depends on your goals. For exa...

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Sep 26, 2025
On not speaking your mother tongue

A person on Reddit recently asked how to go about learning their heritage language.For context, this person is Filipina-American and while they can understand Tagalog, they're unable to speak it as their parents only wanted them to be fluent in Engli...

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Sep 25, 2025
Why is Language Learning so hard?

I'm very passionate about language learning.But you gotta admit, that sometimes, learning a new language is tough.You're spending countless hours each day with seemingly no end in sight.Progress can be a bit slow at times.And you might even begin to...

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Sep 24, 2025