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How do I master the English language as an ESL? Is there a certified /lit/ guide?
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>>24949518
The foundation that everyone worships as the master:
>KJV Bible.
Some others for flavor:
>Chaucer
>Shakespeare
>Milton
>Austen
>Dickens
>Melville
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>>24949518
Read a bunch of good books. Talk with educated people.
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>>24949521
>>24949521
Chaucer? Lol get real

Grammar textbooks, unironically. You can even find English grammar books partially written in your mother tongue for people like yourself. We all love literature, and reading the classics is edifying and important but you need a foundation to build upon.
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>>24949652
and yes, you need to engage with English speakers frequently. Not just the intelligent, either.
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Start with Greek



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