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August 2, 2023 41 mins

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Welcome to this episode about the challenges that we encounter when writing not in our first language.

I mention the obstacles of...

1.  Grammar and syntaxis
2.  Imposter Syndrome
3.  Lack of vocabulary
4.  Falling into literal translation (especially of collocations and fix phrases) 

... as well as some ideas on how to tackle them. Listen to find out!

SHOW NOTES:

Mundo Lingo
https://mundolingo.org/


Masterclass: 68 creative ways of saying 'said'
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/creative-ways-to-say-said-in-writing


Joey uses a thesaurus on every word
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcM4zWiikKQ


COCA - English Corpora
https://www.english-corpora.org/coca/


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