The further information on this page may be of interest to advanced students and teachers. The “father” of collocation is usually considered to be J.R. Firth, a British linguist who …
In this blog post, you can find a few shortlists of common collocations to give you more of an idea about them.
Why learn collocations?
Your language will be more natural and more easily understood.
You will have alternative and richer ways of expressing yourself.
It is easier for our brains to remember and use language in chunks or blocks rather than as single words.
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