STOP 🚫 - These Common English Mistakes are Absolutely WRONG!

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0:00 Introduction
01:15 FREE PDF and QUIZ
01:59 Pronunciation
02:35 The
04:22 Controversy
04:43 Either and Neither
05:12 Envelope
05:16 Garage
05:25 Privacy
05:35 Finance
05:43 Data
05:47 Zebra
06:00 Harassment
06:07 Often
06:38 Grammar
06:55 I’m good
08:30 Less vs Fewer
10:21 Whom or Who
11:44 Prepositions in their Proper Places
12:34 They and their are no longer only plural!
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14:15 Courses
14:34 OUTRO
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@EnglishwithLucy 10 ай бұрын

I tried to keep my cool in this one 😅 📝GET THE FREE LESSON PDF here 👉🏼 bit.ly/mistakesPDF

@Brilliant988 10 ай бұрын

Please never stop uploading videos.😢I can't imagine how my language journey will look like in future without you.Goatcy❤.By the way,can u correct my sentences?

@skyy223 10 ай бұрын

Wow. a beautiful lady.

@nataliyaboncheva6132 10 ай бұрын

@@skyy223😅9.00 7:36 😊

@lanceilyn 10 ай бұрын

12:34 The usage of they and their is also used in our language. Example in the way of our usage: "Maybe, someone left (their) umbrella" however the pronoun their is referred to a singular or plural. ✨

@voozoo1606 10 ай бұрын

PLEASE use the word THAT after SO!! 1:30 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@Amuztak 7 ай бұрын

"Whom" and "who" reminded me of that scene of Friends where Monica says about Ross: "I know! Is it because he's always correcting people's grammar? 'Whom, whom!' Sometimes it's 'who'!"

@edmundtheironside4282 10 ай бұрын

When it comes to hassle, nothing can beat ''conscious, consciousness, conscience, conscientious''...

@DebiG1057 10 ай бұрын

I an a fluent English speaker but I enjoy your videos because I want to learn the Queen's English. I am a New England native.

@eduardossesariza7970 10 ай бұрын

Am*

@Grizzlywer 10 ай бұрын

@@eduardossesariza7970am*

@Inke7 10 ай бұрын

It's a typo losers! 😂

@miljann98 10 ай бұрын

@@Inke7It's a typo, losers! 😂*

@rya789 10 ай бұрын

Relax sharks it was just a mistyped one

@davidaraquemojica7505 10 ай бұрын

You can say either either or either.

@kyrie0033 10 ай бұрын

I love "whom"... 😔

@Anto_81 8 ай бұрын

Funny how it took me so long to LEARN how to put the preposition at the end of a sentence, to then be told it could be a mistake 😂

@HerrFinsternis 5 күн бұрын

I don't think I was ever taught the difference between less and fewer. Thanks 😊

@philipwagner9169 8 ай бұрын

I heard once that the who/whom punctiliousness, the antipathy towards ending sentences with prepositions, and similar debates, was caused by 19th century academics, trying to understand English in terms of the grammatical structures of the classical Latin which they'd all been trained in. Snobbery and emulation did the rest.

@jensphiliphohmann1876 2 күн бұрын

About prepositions at the end: I encounter them often in English language videos. Nobody says: "I don't know about what you're talking." Everybody says: "I don't know what you're talking about."

@user-zx1ct5eg2w 8 ай бұрын

I am from Russia. Here in schools teachers always teach us to pronounce often without t, finaaaaance, zebra with american variant and "the" always in short form, so I knew about "theeeeee" pronunciation variant only from youtube videos. The only thing that I am sure in is the fact that english lessons in russian schools have come from USSR and the way they teach us didn't changed for 20 or even 30 years.

@lopatine 10 ай бұрын

Lucy has stolen my heart with her approach to teaching and language using❤

@CeciliaPMiniatures 10 ай бұрын

Mistakes depend on how we decide to approach a language: descriptive approach od prescriptive approach. I live by this rule, given by my linguistic professor during my first year at university 10 years ago now

@slowlearner4341 10 ай бұрын

I believe that cases, such precisely explained, can be barely found in any study books. Thank you Lucy.

@whatsinaname5828 10 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks again, Lucy.

@geoff1201 3 ай бұрын

To remember "less and fewer" I always think of fewer prunes with less custard.

@2fun0 10 ай бұрын

sometimes i listen to bbc for listening skill and i cannot follow them for a long period. But, when i listen to you for listening skill, your voice feels like breeze in my face and i enjoy that. Thank you.

@matthiasfranz4470 10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot. I often wondered about the correct pronunciation of either and neither. And "they" referring to singular persons of unknown gender is quite helpful. In my studies in school back in the 80ies, it used to be "his or her".

@ahonamedha 10 ай бұрын

I truly enjoyed today's video! Well done Lucy. You make English easier for me. It's really fun to learn English in this way.☺️ Thanks a ton. Learning new things everyday.❤

@ingvarjensen1088 7 ай бұрын

You're such a sight for sore eyes, Lucy - and your never fading smile is the icing on the cake ❤ I only watch you once in a while but I should do it more often. Thank you for doing what you're doing.

@trishizet59 10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, Lucy, for this outstanding lesson, very clarifying.

@valeries.5445 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful Lucy, so many thanks!

@gabriellagirardi4741 10 ай бұрын

Great lesson! Always so helpful.

@kactuskent 10 ай бұрын

ABSOLUTELY Brilliant ! I'll save this link to forward to my 'critics' when they 'CORRECT' my flexibly perfect English ( in my mind, at any rate ) ... you hit SO many of my points exactly ...

@ahmchotto 9 ай бұрын

Glad you pointed out that very often people include omitted/implied words and phrases in their grammatical considerations/"grammatical picture". E.g., 10 items or less [than that [amount/number]]. But they say "10 or fewer items" without hesitation.

@scarseven5473 8 ай бұрын

I'm so thankful for discovering your channel, just the amount of information i learnt from this video, it's really awe-inspiring

@farhanawis4967 10 ай бұрын

Gosh, thanks so much Lucy for this lesson! It's absolutely appreciated 👍

@yvonnemartin362 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Lucy for this useful video.

@safranbellucci 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the informative lesson. It's interesting to see how languages evolve over time.

@stephen6851 10 ай бұрын

I would like you to talk about “I” vs “me”, especially if there is another person present in the sentence. Example: the same people who say “this was a great experience for me” will say “this was a great experience for my wife and I”

@PurnaRodman 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for keeeping your grammar up to date!

@leilarashki7791 10 ай бұрын

That was a great leason. I like all episodes that I watched from your channel. Watching your lessons is a part of daily routine these days.

@brigittak 9 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your videos! Not only educational but also entertaining the way you do them! Kind regards from Austria!

@jonathanbrett-warren2031 10 ай бұрын

Lucy, as a native English speaker, this was brilliant! Thank you x

@user-de5gi3mo5h 10 ай бұрын

Love your energy and explanation

@YTrifman 10 ай бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH LUCY. This lesson never been teaching in my class

@islandresort8302 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the excellent lesson!

@zeweldihaile2718 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Lucy

@Willpower757 10 ай бұрын

🎉Thanks for fantastic lesson which wasn't taught in our schools. English seems to be very easy with you 🧡🧡🧡.

@Willpowersfan 10 ай бұрын

Hi !!!!

@Willpower757 10 ай бұрын

@@Willpowersfan Hello !!!

@joshuapitong899 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Ms. Lucy.❤

@rafaelmendoza1103 10 ай бұрын

I wish my english teacher was that beauty

@lysan1445 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this lesson! Such a relief! I have to admit I used to be a stickler for "whom", but I realised long ago that it has become outdated. Somehow I am fond of "whom" and still silently correct it in my mind if someone says "who" instead. But I would never correct anyone on this as there is nothing to correct anymore. But I miss it.

@jezz2k 9 ай бұрын

I will continue to use it, even if nobody else does.

@me-zs7tr 10 ай бұрын

this needed to be said

@williamb4652 5 ай бұрын

Being picked up for ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

@josealfonsosilvalatorre1826 10 ай бұрын

Me encanto la lección, muchas gracias 😊

@AzzamLah 10 ай бұрын

The general rule of thumb I use is to distinguish whether it is for casual or formal (like those government documents) communication.

@ildefonsogustavodiazsandov9246 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic lesson! All the very best

@umaeratifkhan269 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Lucy this really helped me alot to improve my pronunciation and vocabulary

@Hany_elia 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, my teacher, for this beautiful explanation.

@sandeepreddy9870 10 ай бұрын

We Love You Lucy for your Teachings and Content. ❤❤❤❤ Thanks once again

@antoniojosemanrique5179 10 ай бұрын

Excellent!

@maxofb7745 10 ай бұрын

I'm surprised that many of these things were taught to me in school already. And I'm German and English is my second language. Still I'm really conscious of the way I'm speaking when I'm with my nativ speaking friends.

@scientious 7 ай бұрын

I recall a program on TV where the interviewer said 'expresso' and the chef corrected him saying that it was "espresso, not expresso." Actually, either form is acceptable in the US. We only used to see 'catsup' but now I also see it spelled as 'ketchup' because that's how it is usually pronounced here. 'caramel' is sometimes pronounced kare - uh - mel but is also often pronounced kar- mul. Either is acceptable in the US. 8:30 "Ten items or less." This seems to come from mathematics where it is quite common to say things like: 5 is less than 10 or in the symbolic form: 5 < 10 So, it would be difficult to claim that it is correct in a mathematical context but incorrect in a literary context when it would still be necessary to count items.

@asafgr 10 ай бұрын

Thanks. Enjoyed that one.

@levisguy53 9 ай бұрын

data can also also pronounced with a short a sound. i often flip flop between the long and the short a pronunciation. this is my first video, so i didn't see the one on prepositions, but in order for it to be used as such it, much consist of a prepositional phrase, otherwise its part of speech is an adverb.

@lstavenhagen 9 ай бұрын

Yes, the who/whom thing gets my goat too. This is a remnant of the Old English case system, where an -m ending indicated the dative form of "who" (nom. "hwa", dat. "hwaem" or something like that, IIRC). But apart from our pronominal system, the old case system is virtually gone in ME dialects. Even native speakers like myself can't keep it straight and use it "incorrectly". And as you note, when it becomes what people actually say, it's no longer "incorrect".... In fact, I can't remember the last time I used "whom" in actual speech at all....

@user-su6db8ih3t 10 ай бұрын

شكرا جزيلا ست لوسي على هذا الدرس

@SarahJuanite-ud4dc 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. Very helpful❤

@amadeeuuss 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Lucy. So useful and confident-making!

@m1nt9reen 7 ай бұрын

*confidence inspiring (with or without a hyphen)

@roses2155 5 ай бұрын

"... you prefer to adapt to changes in language rather than remaining stuck in the old ways." or.... "... you prefer to adapt to changes in language." The latter allows them to complete the thought in their head, thereby insulting themselves rather than you articulating the (deserved?) judgement. One beauty of the English language is the access to unspoken thoughts through such things as pauses, incomplete threads of logic, innuendo, and connotations.

@michelnanta985 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for Reassuring me about how to speak English correctly but reasonably.

@sumitnilparuk7206 3 ай бұрын

I love your teaching style teacher Lucy

@blancaocana6397 10 ай бұрын

I just love the way you teach and I love your pronunciation! ❤❤❤

@wordscaninspire114 10 ай бұрын

Thank you - so glad to have found your channel

@bethmeredith 10 ай бұрын

Good lesson Lucy. 🙂

@Marianna-fv3wd 10 ай бұрын

I'm late, but thank you so much for that lesson! It was so helpful, I've always struggled with quite a few of those...

@mmohsin2133 10 ай бұрын

A great teacher.

@Ger0nimo76 4 ай бұрын

Very interesting, thank you!

@BAZEDMEADES 10 ай бұрын

Precision and depth of analysis usually encountered only in science and/or philosophy.

@Studyenglish-with-Reyhane. 10 ай бұрын

Excellent 👏

@sarahpieraerts5781 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

@signalenergie 2 ай бұрын

This is such a lovely video. Thank you so much.

@Creative_Content835 10 ай бұрын

Great Lucy!My favourite english teacher .... the lesson is fantastic❤

@dobberdop 10 ай бұрын

"Linguistic snobbery " I love how you pronounce it.. even when I didn't knew the meaning, I would knew it now, by your pronouncing

@tasneemmjurkesh8558 9 ай бұрын

You're pretty awesome Lucy ! Thank you for such beneficial videos ❤️

@brightfuture8638 8 ай бұрын

Hello dear Lucy, one of the best teachers ever, it was a fabulous lesson I finally learned difference in usage between fewer and less, I would always use them interchangeably. however, after this amazing lesson I learnt this and many more that all this time I was thinking that I was wrong. And again thank you very much for making this amazing free videos for helping me and millions of other students who doesn't have the money to attend at English classes with their English learning journey. Good luck dear Lucy.

@dr.chrisketo7193 8 ай бұрын

Super! Danke!

@amopeade3851 10 ай бұрын

Lucy ur right

@drziggyabdelmalak1439 9 ай бұрын

Very interesting. Cool, Lucy. Thanks.

@KSA14023 10 ай бұрын

Thank you beautiful teacher❤

@magicdragonwings7886 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@gabrieladuran6923 10 ай бұрын

Just fantastic!!!

@RoseReadings 10 ай бұрын

Loved it ❤❤❤❤❤ thanks you🙏🏽

@joepiazza3756 5 ай бұрын

Canadian here. I use the beginning of the first pronunciation of Controversy but the American ending. I say that R at the end but I don't say the beginning that makes me sound like a US Southerner.

@jeffeloso 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant!

@rachellarkins4652 10 ай бұрын

I am beyond satisfied that you settled the who vs. whom dissention. I have ALWAYS struggled to comprehend the rules of proper who and whom usage. I would hear others use the term whom and immediately feel left out and segregated from the secret society that harvested the capabilities of knowing when and how to use the word. I'm still scuffling with the comprehension aspect, but at least I've got this video to catch me 😂 when I fall.

@justaddmagic.fanclub 10 ай бұрын

absolutely in love with the way you framed the sentence mate 😂

@user-no2mz9hl4f 10 ай бұрын

I may be the only one, but I’m trying yo bring “whom” back into normal use - at least in writing - because I feel it sounds more elegant. I can thank my grandfather for tuning my ear to be able to instinctively tell when to use who and whom. But I get that for those who didn’t learn much grammar in school, or who speak English as a second language, it’s a big ask to be able to correctly use who and whom in conversation.

@peterw29 9 ай бұрын

@@user-no2mz9hl4f The answer is don't use 'whom' in conversation, but by all means use it in writing if you want to. Writing tends to use more formal English than conversation, plus, if you're uncertain about usage, you have more time to think about it.

@user-no2mz9hl4f 9 ай бұрын

@@peterw29 I know how to use ‘whom’ in spoken English; my grandfather was big on grammar, and taught me well. I will continue to use the word when applicable.

@FlowersInHisHair 9 ай бұрын

I love using "whom" when it should be "who", to comically point out that "whom" is stuffy and (more importantly) obsolescent

@BartolomeoPestalozzi444 10 ай бұрын

Brava come sempre! 🤗

@worldpeace9522 10 ай бұрын

Love watching your video! ❤

@stayinyourtruth 10 ай бұрын

Hi Lucy, thank you so much for another brilliant video of yours 🤗❤ I have a question that has been bugging me for quite some time. Would it be possible to pronounce the word "subsequently" in more than one way?

@m.a.k.9586 10 ай бұрын

Great Lucy.... I've been enjoying your classes for sometime

@mustafaismail-hb3wy 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ❤❤❤❤

@Syamsurrijal-kc4qr 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much.

@gillesbdm1670 8 ай бұрын

Thanks and love from France.

@linahadidja8333 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

@PheakSo-deamer07 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your video ❤

@nobody7817 2 ай бұрын

I had a neighbor in the southeast US once. His father was an Engineer, and he had a ton of degrees. He had so many degrees that one would think he had a fever. He would throw a fit if one were to end a sentence in a preposition. I NEVER understood what they were saying in school, but he would purposefully talk to us kids and say things "properly" and emphasis prepositional phrase so we caught on. ONE DAY the light bulb in my head came on and I figured it out!

@hansdegroot8549 9 ай бұрын

Wow,, this is SO PERFECT!!! Thanks for making this video.

@olgacornejo3030 6 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@nmppriyantha9485 10 ай бұрын

Great lesson ❤

@davesmith6436 10 ай бұрын

*Another fantastic English lesson from the magnificent Teacher! 🥰🥰🥰* *Thanks a million, my cute Lucy! Fortunately, I don't already have these kind of mistakes just because you've taught* *me how to utilize English correctly! I'm eternally grateful to you!🙏🙏🙏*

@sonjak8265 10 ай бұрын

it is better to say: use English

@UkOutreach 10 ай бұрын

Utilize - yuk.