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Sep 2023
11m 40s

Can You Speak a Foreign Language Well Wi...

Steve Kaufmann
About this episode
📚 In this video, I explain the best way to improve your speaking skills, why vocabulary tends to be more important than grammar, why second-guessing grammar harms your ability to communicate, and why you don't need to STUDY grammar rules to correctly FOLLOW them. 
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