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Sept. 8, 2020

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The longer and less frequency English words are, the harder I memorize them.
There is an exception.
If I have mistakes in English articles, some native speakers kindly suggest easier way to describe them.
However, the alternative words are sometimes hard to memorize.
For example, "postpone" can be replaced with "put off", which seems obliviously easier to memorize. But, I can't make up my mind which combinations of simple verb and preposition to choose.


英単語が長く珍しいものになるにつれて、覚えるのが難しくなってくる。
ただ例外もある。
私が英語の記事を書く中で間違いをすると、ネイティブの人達が親切にも簡単な言い換えを提示してくれる。
しかしながら、たまに言い換えた単語の方が覚えるのが難しかったりもする。
例えば, "postpone"は"put off"に置き換えることができ、明らかにこちらの方が覚えやすそうだ。
しかし、実際使おうとすると、動詞と前置詞の組み合わせはなんだったかなとか迷ってしまうのである。

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The longer and less frequencycommon English words are, the harder I work to memorize them.

Although we speak of word frequency lists, it is doesn't work to say 'the less frequent words are...'. You would have to explain what you mean by frequent: e.g. 'the less frequently they appear in texts'

There is an exception.

If I havWhen I make mistakes inwith English articlewords, some native speakers kindly suggest easier way to describthat I use easier English words to say the same theming.

However, the alternative words are sometimes hard to memorizelearn too.

For example, "postpone" can be replaced with "put off", which seems obliviouslyto be easier to memorize.

You mean 'obviously'. Obliviously is a completely different word (meaning completely unaware of something). Obvious isn't wrong in that context. It just didn't sound right. And I think you're trying to say that 'put off' seems like it should be easier to memorize'. Whether that's obvious to everyone isn't really the point.

But, I can't make up my mind which combinations of simple verb and preposition to choose.

I don't really see how this follows. You're talking generally about using simpler words to replace words that are hard to learn, and then suddenly you are speaking specifically about verbs and prepositions. Your example was indeed a verb, but your discussion of it didn't suggest you were only talking about verbs and prepositions. And I don't think you would choose verbs-preposition combinations; you would choose the words you find difficult to memorize and look for simpler synonyms, which might or might not be verb-preposition combinations.

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I had the same suggestion from my German language partner when I had trouble finding the right words. She suggested I use simpler words to describe what I mean. I told her those words weren't coming to me either :(. You're right, some words just seem like nonsense words when you try to memorize them out of context.

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The longer and less frequencyt English words are, the harder I memorize them.

There is an exception.

If I havmake mistakes inwith English articles, some native speakers kindly suggest easier ways to describe them.

However, the alternative words are sometimes hard to memorize.

For example, "postpone" can be replaced with "put off", which seems obliviously easier to memorize.

But, I can't make up my mind which combinations of simple verbs and prepositions to choose.

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The longer and less frequency English words are, the harder I memorize them.


The longer and less frequencyt English words are, the harder I memorize them.

The longer and less frequencycommon English words are, the harder I work to memorize them.

Although we speak of word frequency lists, it is doesn't work to say 'the less frequent words are...'. You would have to explain what you mean by frequent: e.g. 'the less frequently they appear in texts'

There is an exception.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

If I have mistakes in English articles, some native speakers kindly suggest easier way to describe them.


If I havmake mistakes inwith English articles, some native speakers kindly suggest easier ways to describe them.

If I havWhen I make mistakes inwith English articlewords, some native speakers kindly suggest easier way to describthat I use easier English words to say the same theming.

However, the alternative words are sometimes hard to memorize.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

However, the alternative words are sometimes hard to memorizelearn too.

For example, "postpone" can be replaced with "put off", which seems obliviously easier to memorize.


For example, "postpone" can be replaced with "put off", which seems obliviously easier to memorize.

For example, "postpone" can be replaced with "put off", which seems obliviouslyto be easier to memorize.

You mean 'obviously'. Obliviously is a completely different word (meaning completely unaware of something). Obvious isn't wrong in that context. It just didn't sound right. And I think you're trying to say that 'put off' seems like it should be easier to memorize'. Whether that's obvious to everyone isn't really the point.

But, I can't make up my mind which combinations of simple verb and preposition to choose.


But, I can't make up my mind which combinations of simple verbs and prepositions to choose.

But, I can't make up my mind which combinations of simple verb and preposition to choose.

I don't really see how this follows. You're talking generally about using simpler words to replace words that are hard to learn, and then suddenly you are speaking specifically about verbs and prepositions. Your example was indeed a verb, but your discussion of it didn't suggest you were only talking about verbs and prepositions. And I don't think you would choose verbs-preposition combinations; you would choose the words you find difficult to memorize and look for simpler synonyms, which might or might not be verb-preposition combinations.

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