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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTICLE
Why language is like cooking by Tom Hayton
Lexis is another word for “vocabulary”. The words you store in your head and pull out as and when you need them.
A lot of people with hang-ups about their language proficiency think that grammar is the most important area of language to nail down. I disagree. Lexis is far more important. Here’s why.
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