The best way to learn proper English is to read news report, and watch news on TV. Watching TV shows is a great way to learn casual English, slang words, understand culture reference and humor. If you have already watched these shows then you may recall the words used in the following dialogs.

But I did write it in my JOURNAL.
The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 9

Sheldon's JOURNAL.
The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 13

No, that's my potty-training JOURNAL.
The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Episode 3

The Journal
of Prosthetic Medicine
The Big Bang Theory Season 11, Episode 13

How can reading my JOURNAL be an accident?
The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 9