One thing I did when I came to the US was to have no pride and to invite and even insist on people correcting my English. This can be really annoying and often

One thing I did when I came to the US was to have no pride and to invite and even insist on people correcting my English. This can be really annoying and often embarrassing but I think it stopped a lot of mistakes really early before they became a habit. I see a lot of people who have been here for a long time making really bad mistakes and nobody tells them. In general Americans are very hesitant to give direct criticism so it takes a while to find people who are willing to play that role. I had a lot of problems understanding people for a while and there watching movies and listening to radio helped.