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Saturday, February 16, 2013
Be OK with mistakes
The only way you are going to IMPROVE your English is to USE your English. Some language learners do not want to practice speaking with the English they have, because they know they will be making mistakes. BUT if you don't practice, you will not make much progress. I'd like to encourage you to always be on the look out for opportunities to speak English. If you are in the US, are there free ESL classes available in your community? Can you start or join a group of other language learners and meet once a week for lunch or dinner? Yes, it is ideal to get some native speaker input when learning a language. However, most of the people who are English speakers in this world, are not native speakers. SO it is still helpful to practice English with those who have accents or imperfect grammar. As you practice your English, COMMUNICATING your message is more important than grammatical or phonetic accuracy. Relax and don't worry about being perfect. Progress is the goal.
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