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EPISODE · Jul 8, 2026 · 40 MIN

Your English Will Always Be Stuck At Intermediate (Until You Fix These Mistakes)

from English with Thiago · host Thiago Alencar

⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary:https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947If you have been learning English for years and still make the same mistakes — this video is for you.Most B1 and B2 English learners assume that with enough time and practice, their mistakes will naturally correct themselves. The science says otherwise. Some errors do not fade with time. They get stronger. They get faster. And eventually, they become permanent — unless you do something very specific to stop them.This phenomenon has a name. Linguist Larry Selinker first identified it in 1972 and called it fossilization. And in this video, we go deep into what it is, why it happens, and — most importantly — exactly how to fix it. Whether you are trying to go from B1 to B2, from B2 to C1, or finally break through the ceiling that has been holding your English back for years — this video is the one to watch.Here is what we cover:▶ What fossilization is and why it affects grammar and vocabulary — not just accent▶ The neuroscience behind why fossilized mistakes are so hard to unlearn (MIT research)▶ Why the correction method most teachers use is also the least effective — and what actually works▶ The single biggest cause of fossilization in B2 English learners▶ A step-by-step method for breaking a fossilized mistake — including the exact approach I used myself as a working English teacherThis is not about studying more. It is about studying differently. Deliberately. Intentionally. One mistake at a time.

⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary:https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947If you have been learning English for years and still make the same mistakes — this video is for you.Most B1 and B2 English learners assume that with enough time and practice, their mistakes will naturally correct themselves. The science says otherwise. Some errors do not fade with time. They get stronger. They get faster. And eventually, they become permanent — unless you do something very specific to stop them.This phenomenon has a name. Linguist Larry Selinker first identified it in 1972 and called it fossilization. And in this video, we go deep into what it is, why it happens, and — most importantly — exactly how to fix it. Whether you are trying to go from B1 to B2, from B2 to C1, or finally break through the ceiling that has been holding your English back for years — this video is the one to watch.Here is what we cover:▶ What fossilization is and why it affects grammar and vocabulary — not just accent▶ The neuroscience behind why fossilized mistakes are so hard to unlearn (MIT research)▶ Why the correction method most teachers use is also the least effective — and what actually works▶ The single biggest cause of fossilization in B2 English learners▶ A step-by-step method for breaking a fossilized mistake — including the exact approach I used myself as a working English teacherThis is not about studying more. It is about studying differently. Deliberately. Intentionally. One mistake at a time.

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