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Chunking? Chunks of Language?
You are smart. In fact, you are brilliant. Your brain is amazing. As you read these words, your brain is predicting what word comes next with each word you read, what we call predictive processing.
E.g., The cat climbed up the... tree? Did you think tree? Maybe?
What’s also fascinating about you...
Jun 09, 2025
chunking
collocations
fluency
phrasal verbs
What in the world is a collocation?
“Learn collocations! Don't learn words in isolation. Look for collocations. Collocations!” What in the world is a collocation? Why are teachers online always talking about them? Are they the key to fluency in English?Â
I always like to start at the very beginning—the etymology (the origin of wor...
May 26, 2025
collocations
The Lighthouse Newsletter
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Not getting our weekly updates yet? To receive newsletter posts of "The Lighthouse Newsletter" in your e-mail inbox each Monday, sign up below. As an added bonus, we'll send a free copy of my new e-book, "Top 10 Most Common Phrasal Verbs", straight to your e-mail inbox right away so you can get started on your journey. ~Teacher Nathaly