Hi ssa,

Last week, a student wrote to me saying:

"Lucy, I want to move to the next level, but I don't think I'm ready yet. I still come across words I don't know.”

Here's what I told her. It’s the same thing I'm about to tell you.

You will never know everything.

I've been speaking English my entire life. I teach it professionally. You could say I’m fairly fluent.