How I self-taught German to C1 using immersion — despite being busy and disorganized
As one reader put it, teaching myself German took “2 years of not really doing much actually”
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Language Diary 3: Now with tracked time data!
Lots of German! Also: I finally found a way to track my language learning time consistently.
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Why I don't like to "gendern" in German — and why I do it anyways
As an English native speaker, explicitly calling out that I’m female all the time feels more backwards than progressive. Many German speakers …
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How to automatically track language learning time using iOS automations
You can use iOS automations to automatically start and stop time tracking apps like Toggl when you open and close language learning apps — and much …
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Real Language Stories: Ten Years of Russian
What started with a nerdy crush on the Cyrillic script ended up launching Dack into a 10-year love-hate relationship with Russian. Here’s what he …
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Real Language Stories: Becoming an Imperfect Language Learner
Upon moving to Italy, Heidi Lovejoy wanted to learn Italian, but her perfectionism was a bigger obstacle than anticipated. Making progress required a …
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