in order to respond quickly Recently, I had a chance to talk to some Thai friends in English. What I realized was that difficult words or idioms were not necessary, or should I say, they were in the way of our conversation. I sometimes used a few idioms I had recently learned, but they didn't know any of them. So I had to say them in another way. Was their English worse than mine? No, theirs was much better than mine. They spoke with easy words and simple sentences, but they responded more quickly than I did. They spoke before thinking, while I did so after completing a sentence in my mind. It taught me that I have to practice responding more quickly rather than learning new words and idioms. Talking to someone in English everyday must be the best way, so I'm thinking that I'll try to use Skype. As I haven't used it for a long time, the first thing I have to do is to learn again how to use it. Second, I have to look for someone to talk to. I'm still a long way from being able to talk via Skype.