20/20 english by Lawrence McEachin Jr.

An English learner in Mexico submitted a question about the word "unit" wondering what in the world it had to do with apartments.  Honestly, that's a great question.  In this episode, I talk about why we use that word to refer to places we live and then I go into a little about American Apartment Culture.

You pick up that A1 Textbook and the first thing you see is a conjugation table and a list of vocabulary words about the members of the family.  Ugh.  The beginning of learning a language is always the hardest and that's probably because it's the most boring.  You can't learn if you're not interested or not having fun.  But most people will tell you that you have to master the basics first in order to truly become fluent.  That's a lie.

In the first episode, I answered a question about the difference between “would like” and “would want”.  In this episode, I want to talk about the word would a little bit more.

An English learner named Jorge from Mexico wanted to know the difference between saying “would want” and “would like.”  The word “would” is part of a group of English words called modals, so I’d like to take a little time to explain what that is and how people can use them in conversation.

If you're learning English, your goal is probably to reach fluency.  You want to have 20/20, or perfect, English no matter what it takes.  For some people. speaking new languages comes naturally.  Others need a little extra help.  And that's why I started this podcast!  There's something here for every English learner, no matter your level.