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A friend was at my apartment on Sunday and we were talking about Duolingo.

(If you’ve never heard of it, it’s one of the many “learn a language for free” programs available online.)

He’s using it for German. Read More >

Have you ever driven a Lexus?

(Don’t worry, I haven’t become a car salesman.)

Last week when I was back home in the US, my father let me use his Lexus. Read More >

Looking out the window of the plane last week I could see a lot of nothing.

Just miles and miles of nothing.

Yes, there was snow and mountains and rivers. But nothing else. Read More >

I met an English teacher at a party last weekend.

Of course, her method was classic “classroom-style.” (grammar, text books, etc.)

But, at the same time, she was very professional – she spent a lot of time preparing her lessons – and her English was very good – she was a Czech native speaker. Read More >

I hear a lot of people say they don’t like Sundays.

Especially Sunday evenings.

Maybe it’s because in the morning they have to return to a job they hate. Read More >

A reader wrote with this question:

“I have learned English for many years. I known about grammar, but I can’t speak. My mouth can not open when I want to talk. I think about everything in my brain. However, I can’t make a sentence. What do I do?”

This reminded me of a famous quote by the American baseball player and coach Yogi Berra: Read More >

“What happened to your leg?”

I was walking with a limp and I guess my friend noticed.

“A clown was chasing me with a chainsaw and I whacked it hard against an operating table.” Read More >

Do you believe humans can learn languages naturally?

Or do you believe someone has to teach us languages?

I believe how you answer this question will predict if you will become fluent or stay stuck at intermediate. Read More >

I was having lunch with a Romanian friend.

I said “The waiter’s a knucklehead.”

She said, “What does that mean?” Read More >

Starting your own business so you can have more time is like having a baby so you can get more sleep.

That’s why last Monday, during a national holiday, when normal people were relaxing in the park, I was working in the park.

I was shooting videos for my new youtube channel. Read More >