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Dear Duolingo: Is English a difficult language to learn?

Cognates in Spanish and how to learn from them

Dear Duolingo: How does a word’s meaning change over time?

What’s the International Phonetic Alphabet, and how do I use it?

Dear Duolingo: Why does Japanese have three writing systems?

When to use “tú” and “usted” in Spanish

How to use infinitives in English (and over 130 examples!)

How to conjugate English verbs in the simple present

100+ regular and irregular verbs in English