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Proverb: Actions speak louder than words
You know, they say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, but I prefer to say actions speak louder than words.
As an English teacher, I understand it’s never good to use one proverb to explain another, but today, I couldn’t resist.
Both of these proverbs have the same meaning, though.
They both mean what you do is much more important than what you say you will do.
In other words, talk is cheap.
Oh boy, I’m using a plethora of expressions today.
You may think it’s too much, and perhaps it is, but I write intending to expose you to new phrases.
A language learner has to see a new word or phrase at least five times before they can recognize and remember it.
Then, they have to use it at least 20 more times in meaningful communication before it remains in their long-term memory.
Repetition is the key to learning new vocabulary.
Anyways, with that in mind, it’s one thing to say you want to improve your vocabulary and quite another to spend time doing it.
Actions speak louder than words, as today’s proverb goes.
Everyone has a desire to improve themselves in some way.
It’s why the self-improvement book genre is enormous.
The hard part begins when we have to put our words and desires into action.
So, if you want to lose weight, start exercising today and if you’re going to learn something new, schedule some study time on your calendar right away and set a reminder.
Remember, actions speak louder than words.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is understandable by someone with at least a 7th-grade education (age 12).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 74.
The higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100, the easier the passage is to read.