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The ONLY way to speak a language

Benny Lewis · 3 Oct 2011 · fluentin3months.com ↗

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  1. Our reading

    Speaking is learned only by speaking a lot; no amount of study substitutes for it.

    Their wordsThe only way you will speak a language and make progress in speaking it faster and better is if you practise speaking it a lot.
    Interesting

  2. Our reading

    Everything other than talking to a native speaker is auxiliary, and none of it will get you speaking on its own.

    Their wordsAll auxiliary tasks can help move you in the right direction, but will not ultimately help you speak unless you find a native, put yourself in front of them and force yourself to start to communicate.
    Interesting