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An unfortunate truth about language acquisition

Welcome, aspiring polyglot! One hurdle every single person who is learning a new language will face at one point or another is trying, and failing, to express something they know they know how to say. What I mean by that is, we often get used to expressing different things in the same ways and it is sometimes simply not possible to do that in your target language. You may find that the words you use do not mean the same thing when translated which can cause instant analysis paralysis.

Fortunately, there are things you can begin doing today to combat this feeling and set yourself up for successful language acquisition. In short, you need to diversify your vocabulary. I have harped since day one on the importance of having a vast vocabulary. Never is the purpose more clear than when you realize you can use less common or even unconventional ways to express yourself in your target language. After a few repetitions, you will realize you can, in fact, say just about anything. It just might not be the way you envisioned it.