There are aspects that we (non English native speakers) must work harder to master. Collocations proper usage is one of them. But why is it important? Nowadays there are more people around the globe able to speak or write in English but few of them manage to demonstrate the real taste of English. However, by using collocations our English will sound real, authentic and natural. In short, our English looks more similar to native speakers' English.
Sadly, mastering collocations does take a long time, great patience and consistency. If you are an impatient type of person who likes to ask "What is the easiest way to master collocations?", you'd better leave this blog because I cannot promise some fixed universal rules to memorize. In fact, there is no such thing in learning a language. There are rules yet at the same time there are always some exceptions to follow. Forget about one-size-fits-all patterns because a language isn't merely a series of regular phenomena.
