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If elephants could write down their memories, they'd use their trunks. The Trunk is a collection of articles with advice on learning languages plus guidance on how to improve speaking and writing in English.

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I promise you it’s possible to wake up a dormant language from your childhood, whatever your age now.

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Category: Language Learning Advice

Waking up a sleeping language from your childhood can help connect you to your family heritage.

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Category: Language Learning Advice

What do people say about learning a language when they’re older?

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Category: Language Learning Advice

Are any of these harmful habits slowing down or messing up your writing?

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Category: Language Learning AdviceWriting in English

It’s never too late to brush up or pick up another language.

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

Some days don’t go as planned.

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Category: Language Learning Advice

A multilingual mélange may not look pretty. Yet it can be useful.

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Category: Language Learning AdviceWriting in English

What do people say about writing in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishWriting in English

Talk of war and refugees has brought back memories for Helena of fleeing her home decades ago.

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Category: Writing in EnglishNews

People who are thinking of travelling soon are brushing up their language skills.

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Category: Language Learning Advice

If you could solve one issue you’re always uncertain about when using English, what would it be?

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Category: Common English ConfusionsLanguage Learning Advice

What do people say about writing in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Writing in English

When you re-read what you’ve written in English, do you ask yourself:

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Category: Language Learning AdviceWriting in English

When I write in German or French, I’m much slower than when I write in English.

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Category: Language Learning AdviceWriting in English

We use idioms every day to express common beliefs.

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Category: Common English ConfusionsHealthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

When you watch movies or listen to songs in English, are there famous lines or favourite quotes that stick in your mind?

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Category: Common English ConfusionsLanguage Learning Advice

Still hesitating whenever these popular pesky points pop up:

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Category: Common English ConfusionsLanguage Learning Advice

What do health professionals say about writing in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishWriting in English

Is it hard to grab attention in work conversations?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in English

The trend to using less and less punctuation doesn’t mean you don’t need any at all.

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Category: Common English ConfusionsWriting in English