Kumikommunism [they/them]

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Cake day: August 28th, 2020

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  • Watching, reading, and listening to stuff in your target language. You can start with stuff made for learners if you really need to, but the sooner you start consuming material made for native speakers, the better. And always be reading and watching things that are challenging. I read news articles and novels, watched YouTube and TV, and listened to podcasts and music, and took lots of notes and flashcards. All from when I was a beginner. You can use subtitles for video and just look up words that you recognize but don’t know.

    I improved so much more quickly, even when I felt completely lost, than I ever have rote studying. And everyone I have ever met that’s actually good at English as a second language only got there by actually consuming native media. Plus it’s way more fun.







  • Well, I’m curious which ones you tried finding any information on, and which ones were difficult for you? The one that is an attributed quote is especially easy to find. The one with the exact title of a news article is also very easy to find. And one is a reference to a widely publicized act he took in office during a series of nationwide protests about which many news articles are incredible easy to find with keywords. The last one is also very easy to find with keywords.

    You’re implying some of it is not true, I think. So what did you do to verify them, and which ones were you unable to? Surely you aren’t just pretending to care about misinformation but not putting any effort into verification yourself, right? Does that only go for facts you already like?