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Old February 07, 2012, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Perikles View Post
I actually can't remember anything unless I feel I understand it. So sometimes I resort to etymology, and can remember words because of their roots. This of course is nonsense, because you still have no explanation for the root itself, but I kid myself that this is a logical explanation so I remember (sometimes ). I have found that being aware of collocations, word combinations which are correct simply because they are, I can fool myself that this is a sort of explanation.
You are describing ME!! That is exactly how I think. And the collocations truly help me!
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