[groby_b]

While English speakers on the internet don't seem to believe it, the same holds for English. Choosing your words precisely matters.

I am less certain that pure reading is the best way to get better at it. In general, using skills matters. If you just know the theory, you're already at a disadvantage. If you only know the basic ideas via indirect observation, it's worse.

All of these things - practice, theory, observation in the wild - reinforce each other.