Grammar fix
write down
record in writing
To put information on paper or in a digital note so you don't forget it.
phrasal verbB1core
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Let me write down your address so I don't forget it.
In my opinion, it's helpful to write down new vocabulary words because it makes them easier to remember.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: Write down it before you forget.
Say: Write it down before you forget.
With a pronoun the object goes in the middle — 'write it down', never 'write down it'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
Natural; 'make a written record of' is clerical.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
write down + info
- the address
- your number
- a note
- the details