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8 connected korrents · 8 moments on record from 3 Oct 2011 to 20 Jul 2026.

In tensionSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject A beginner cannot learnfrom material made fornative speakers: at the… SK Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-07-20 There is no threshold of vocabulary to cross before speaking begins; the change is a decision, not a level reached. There is no thresholdof vocabulary to cross… BL Benny Lewis — holds since 2012-10-12 A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. A language is a set ofskills to be built, not… LL Luca Lampariello — holds since 2021-08-19 A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured. A method you hate willend in burnout however… LL Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 A person who studies a language for years and cannot speak it was taught the wrong method; it is not a failure of talent or of effort. A person who studies alanguage for years and… SK Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-04-13 A teacher who does not insist on the target language is a bad teacher. A teacher who does notinsist on the target… BL Benny Lewis — holds since 2012-10-12 Anyone can learn a language, and what separates those who do is method rather than talent. Anyone can learn alanguage, and what… LM Lýdia Machová — holds since 2024-06-14 Duolingo's real competence is motivation and habit formation, and language learning was only the first thing it applied that to. Duolingo's realcompetence is… AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 Everything other than talking to a native speaker is auxiliary, and none of it will get you speaking on its own. Everything other thantalking to a native… BL Benny Lewis — holds since 2011-10-03
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