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Oct 2022
15m 31s

258. Obedience

HADAR SHEMESH
About this episode

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself where the fear of making mistakes in English comes from?

We avoid mistakes because making mistakes means that we are “breaking the rules of language”.

Following the rules – including the rules that society, native speakers, or people in positions of authority have placed on us, has a greater impact on our English than you might realize!

In this episode, I talk about the connection between obedience and how it’s affecting your English

Do you follow the rules?

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