Linggle is a powerful language search engine developed in Tsinghua University, Taiwan Province Province, which can help learners search English idioms and collocations quickly and accurately. This team was founded in 1988 and has been working on how to use computer-assisted language learning.

When we write English sentences, the main content we express is nothing more than describing "who did what" or "who is what". Therefore, the key to writing a good sentence, in addition to observing the basic grammar rules, is to find collocations that conform to English usage habits. Linggle's strength is that it can query by part of speech-"you can query various collocations with" keywords "and" specific parts of speech ".

We usually use collocation dictionaries (such as Oxford English Collocation Dictionary) to find the most common collocation of a word, but in many cases, the usage that is not included in the collocation dictionary does not mean that it is incorrect. We can use Linggle to catch the fish we want in a larger data pool.

When writing English, have you ever encountered such difficulties:

Want to know which word is more suitable for the habits of native speakers?

I don't know if I should use preposition/article, which preposition/article is more accurate?

Besides looking up grammar books and authoritative examples, you can also use linggle to solve this kind of problem. For example, which word is commonly used in acquire/learn/gain to express the meaning of "learning knowledge"?

I want to express "see you next week". Are there any articles before next week?

A few words, some hints:

1. Don't bother. Take three to five minutes to learn about its query method, and you will know a shortcut to English writing. Take at least one minute to understand the following picture:

2. Tools are for reference only. The search results are for reference only, and we need to make manual judgment according to the search results. Tools can do what tools can do, but don't ignore the continuous training of the brain.

3.Linggle can not only be used as an auxiliary tool for writing, but also an excellent tool to help practice the accuracy of oral expression. In oral communication, we are often "informal", such as using the wrong prepositions and articles and forgetting whether nouns are countable. Besides looking them up in the dictionary, we can also use Linggle for quick query, even if it is correct.

I often use Netspeak, Writefull and other similar free tools, and the usage is similar to Linggle. Friends in need can learn more about it.

2. Grammar plug-in (download method can be Baidu)

I believe many people have heard of the name Grammarly, a writing error correction software. If you need to write English in your work and life, I recommend you to use Grammy's browser plug-in, which is free and refreshing, and can be mainly used to check grammar and spelling (especially punctuation marks that are easily underestimated).

Especially when writing articles on social media, you must have grammatical or similar tools to reduce unnecessary troubles and be responsible to readers. After I have finished writing the article before, I will paste and copy the article into a Word document, and use the spelling check function of Word to check typos. After using Grammarly's plug-in, I can check the typo directly in the WeChat editor:

The free version of Grammarly also provides detailed error explanations, which can help us "know why" and solve the problem fundamentally. For example, why don't we usually suggest someone to do something? Actually, it is the knowledge point of subjunctive mood.

My official account on WeChat is called "English Learning Notes". I have shared my study notes with it for four years. I hope my actions can also inspire and help friends with the same interests. However, it should be noted that no matter the books, plays, podcasts, websites and apps I recommend, I hope everyone can choose and use them according to their own needs, and don't feel that they will be finished if they like them.

Many people can learn a language well without such tools, because they focus on the right place. I hope I can also focus on the blade and use tools as tools.

Here, by the way, I would like to recommend a book to middle and advanced English learners: The Beauty of Interpretation: English Methods and Interests, written by Wei Jin, a teacher of Fudan University (recommended by Weibo's online name "Mo"). Her article helped me a lot. I believe that the experience, methods and tools shared in this collection of good articles will help you break through the learning bottleneck, improve your ability and knowledge.