Notes on Learning English
A small, slow-growing study log. I keep what helped me here, in the hope that something on this page saves someone else a few weeks of wandering.
This site is not a course. It is a notebook. Every page here started as something I wrote down for myself: a list of words I kept forgetting, a grammar pattern that finally clicked after the fourth example, a link I want to be able to find again. I publish them because keeping them in the open forces me to write them clearly.
If you are just starting out, the most honest advice I can give you is that progress in a second language is mostly about showing up tomorrow. The methods matter less than the habit. With that out of the way, here is what is on the site.
Vocabulary
Word lists I actually use, with example sentences. Heavy on academic and everyday usage; light on rare words you will never see again.
Browse vocabulary →Grammar
The handful of grammar mistakes I keep catching myself making, and the patterns that finally fixed them.
Read grammar notes →Resources
Free tools and sites that have earned a permanent spot in my bookmarks. No affiliate links, no ads.
See resources →Latest notes
- Articles:
a,an,the— the three small words that ruin everything - 40 academic words you will see again and again
- Why I stopped using flashcard apps and what I do instead
One thing at a time
The plan for this site is to add one short note a week. Sometimes that will be five new words; sometimes a single grammar pattern I am working through. Slow is fine. Slow is the point.