SpeakUp

Grammar fix

create an account

register online

to sign up for a website, app, or service by providing your details so you can use it.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • You need to create an account before you can buy anything from this website.technology
  • In my opinion, it's very convenient to create an account for online banking because it saves time and lets you manage your money easily.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: create an account (on/with/for something)

WrongYou need to make an account in the website.

RightYou need to create an account on the website.

'Create an account ON a site' — not 'make … in'.

Patterncreate an account (on/with/for something)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff You are required to establish a user profile.

Natural Just create an account.

'Establish a user profile' is jargon; 'create / set up an account' is the natural instruction.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • create an account
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Don't confuse it

Not the same as 'log in,' which means to enter your details after you already have an account.

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