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Eyes or why books are the best teachers. But for this purpose you need your eyes. Your eyes memorize the spelling of the words exactly the same way as your ears memorize their pronunciation. Have you ever faced a situation when you write a word and feel uncomfortable? You change spelling of this word, not knowing whether you are doing it properly, but you feel that you are have done it correctly. This is because the correct spelling of any word you have seen in your life is stored in your head. Your brain memorizes the image of a word when you read books and compares its spelling as you write it. That is why books are the best teachers. Check how your eyes can remember the correct spelling:

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The image of a word stored in your memory is associated with the meaning of this word. While reading, the following algorithm works: - You see the the word or a set of the words (phrase). - The image of this word (phrase) is sent to your brain. - Your brain compares it with the available options and returns the information related to the copy. You understand immediately the meaning of this word or phrase. Reading and writing are related in the same way as listening and speaking. As you read, your brain compares what you see with what you have seen before. As you write, your brain picks the correct spelling from the collection stored in your brain. Now you know the two main secrets of any language learning. In order to learn a foreign language, you need to know the third secret. Most programs ignore this completely. But this secret, nevertheless, is very important. I can say that the previous two secrets are worthless without it. "And what is this secret?" - you may ask ... next content