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Notes on Language Learning

Announcements, research deep-dives, and honest comparisons of the tools and approaches out there.

Simplified is the wrong goal

September 1, 2026

A lot of what you read has been simplified for you. The instructions you got when you left the hospital. The letter telling you…

August 16, 2026

After I came back from a year abroad in Seoul, enrolled in an advanced Korean class, and just wasn’t inspired by textbooks anymore. The…

August 14, 2026

Our first Portuguese novel, Tudo que o rio sabe, is set on the Capibaribe. Mariana Salgado is a reporter. Recife sends her up into…

August 10, 2026

Here’s a specific moment a lot of language learners know well. You’ve been at this for a year, maybe two. You can hold a…

August 8, 2026

Omorphos Publishing is live. Three series, three languages, and you can start reading a real sample of any of them today. What we’re building…