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Tips

Do not skip typing if you are uncertain

You can complete reviews without ever typing in a word. However, this functionality should only be used if you’re 100% and immediately confident of how to type the response. It can be tempting to just click reveal when you’re uncertain, but struggling to type it correctly has a significant amount of value.

That being said, as you master words, you will learn how to type them as well as you can type your native language. When you get to that point with a word, typing it in might just busy work. These are the cases that you should just click reveal and choose your grade.

Type in the correct answer if you didn’t already

If you get a word wrong, or don’t type anything in, then it’s always best to type in the answer after it’s wrong. You can normally revert the text field to typing by clicking on it to select it (sometimes you have to unselect it and reselect it to see what you typed in).

Especially if you find yourself getting a word wrong several times in a day, be sure you type it in correctly, all in one go, from memory. That is to say don’t look at the answer and type in what you see. Look at the answer, then type in the whole word from memory. The field will turn green if it’s correct. If it’s not green, identify your mistake, take a good look at the correct answer, and type it in again from memory.

Always make a guess, even if you’re not sure

Often times, if we’re not sure about a word, our brains will just give up. However, whenever possible, it’s strongly encouraged to make a guess, no matter how uncertain you are! Even just one or two letters of you remember. This act of recalling (or struggling to), even incomplete or incorrectly, will help you form stronger memories.

Note: if it’s a new word and you have no clue, then this advice does not apply

Try to remember small portions of the word

You don’t need to initially remember entire words. Especially if you’re struggling with a word, try to just remember the first syllable, the first work, the hardest consonants, the stressed letter, etc. Words are actually very complicated, with their spelling, pronunciation, meaning, grammar, etc. Trying to remember one piece to start will is often much easier, and will quickly snowball into remembering the entire words (and eventually whole phrases and expressions!)

Use mnemonics

Mnemonics are a fantastic way to improve your recall long term. If you ever find yourself getting a word wrong multiple times, stop and ask yourself, what parts of these sounds/word are familiar? How can I then link that back to the meaning? There is an option in phrasing to write down mnemonics (in the dictionary section of each word), however I personally don’t write mine down. The reason being that if I don’t recall the mnemonic, even after seeing the word, then it’s probably not a good mnemonic.

For example, a nemonic for banana might be batman talking on a banana phone and saying “me?! Banned?! Nah nah nah you’ve made a mistake”. The sillier and more distinct (and more phonetic) the better.

Speak out loud as much as possible

Try to speak out loud as much as possible, both by reading aloud, shadowing, and repeating it from memory. Each of these function as a different manner of encoding, which will in turn improve your recall. This will force you to process every sound in the word/phrase/sentence/expression, and will help you improve your accent.

Hand write expressions if possible

Similar to speaking, this is another form of encoding. Hand writing words, phrases, and expressions will give you’re brain one more avenue to remember (actually several: both muscular and visual cues)