The Blog —

Notes on fluency.

Short, practical essays on what actually moves the needle for working professionals learning English — written by your tutor, Ben.

April 13, 2026

Why Relying on AI to Write Emails Isn't Your Best Bet.

AI keeps your emails grammatically correct — while quietly erasing your voice and personality. Let it be a tool, not your voice.

Will I really need to know this?

Third conditionals, negative adverbials, obscure idioms — do you really need them? Yes. Here's why natives prove it every day.

Read Harry Potter

You want to start reading in English but don't know where to begin. Here's the series I used to crack reading in a foreign language — and how to read it without burning out.

Think Like a Native

You can't operate fast enough while translating in your head. The fix: narrate your idle moments in English — and learn to think around the words you don't know.