80/20 rule: learn any language with the Pareto principle

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Hi, today I want to talk about the Pareto principle, or the 80 20 principle, and how it applies to language learning. We often hear it said that a small number of words, 500, 1000, account for 70 80 percent of the vocabulary in any given language. And therefore people suggest that if we focus in on these high frequency words that we will be able to... Read More