Idk how I got here but this was really entertaining! So many things you pointed out that native chinese and English speakers do that I wasn't even aware of
In reality, he's actually trying too hard to show off his professionalism. For example, when u use contractions like he's; that actually works for both present tense(he is) and past tense(he was), so Jackson was not wrong there. 实际上，他有太过度的想要炫耀他的专业性。像现在时(he is) 和过去式(he was)的简写都是he's。所以实际上王嘉尔的用法并没有错，而是他对这个方面的语法有误解。所以不光是他挑不挑，有时他说的根本就不对。
@@raymondtan5992 merriam webster: Definition of he's : he is : he has Cambridge dictionary: contraction of he is or he has wordreference 热心网友： “He is, yes. He has, yes, but not he was. There is no written contraction of "he was". It's not uncommon to hear "He(w)'s going down to the A&P", but there would be a sort of slight pronunciation of that "w" sound in there. Unless we are talking about regional or dialectical English that does not tend to "properly" conjugate the verb tenses.” Please, do your research before commenting and consider using Chinese only : )
@@feis7116 stfu, although using "he's" as an abbreviation for "he was" is unorthodox and improper in formal written pieces, it is indisputable that it's accepted and commonly used in all native English societies as part of casual conversations or informal speeches. It's like u can't physically write "wanna", "gonna", "gotta", etc. in ur essay, but neither can you deem them to be incorrect.
@@raymondtan5992 sorry mate, I really do hope you read the answer I quoted rather than argued with me. I may just do the copier-coller again in the hope that you could understand: there is no contraction for "he was" even in an informal way. “There is no written contraction of he was. It's not uncommon to hear He(w)'s going down to the A&P, but there would be a sort of slight pronunciation of that w sound in there. Unless we are talking about regional or dialectical English that does not tend to properly conjugate the verb tenses.” And I don't recall any using offensive words in my response, where is this stfu coming from? lack of acceptance in the real world? 出于尊重我给你回复了英文。或者你是个中国人? 我不知道给国人回复英文的意义在哪里。我不会莫名其妙在英文评论区回复别人法文。这个讨论我觉得如果你以让人闭嘴的态度开始我觉得没有必要继续了。我从来没有在什么交流中听到hes 用来表达he was，出于好奇我去做了一些搜索，也得到了一些比较合理的解释，和这个外文老师说的是相符的。最详细的一个解释我已经贴在回复里了，两次。如果你有什么不满意的也请不要带着这种不知从哪来的condescending attitude来回复我了。谢谢。
we've always thought that Jackson speaks English very well, sometimes even as good as a native speaker. However, looking back his old English interviews, we'd be amazed to see the improvement in his English ability throughout these years. This is how Jackson is. He's always pushing hard on himself and always improving. He's indeed a role model for us!
As an American currently learning Mandarin, its VERY interesting to watch these videos where you explain English. I think we definitely take for granted how difficult English is to speak perfectly.
OMG, your Chinese is so great, if I did't watch the video but only listen to your voice, I will think there's a Chinese teacher who's talking. Not every Chinese has 100% perfect Mandarin accent either, so forget about the hater's comment. I will give your Chinese accent 4.5 out of 5, and I will keep watching your videos! Seems like a good way to learn two languages, please keep going on~
I know this is old but this helped me understand how chinese has its sentences structured and honestly if they could correct these common mistakes, it wouldnt sound "broken" and would actually sound really clear. This has made me want to learn chinese in order to appreciate their culture even more.
i am chinese, born in US (so ABC) so spoke mandarin at home growing up...your chinese, kind sir, is...amazing!!! even have a northern chinese accent to boot...👍
Jackson was educated in an American International School, in Hong Kong. He’s fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Shanghainese and Korean. In my opinion, the way Jackson speaks English is how most of us in Asia, speaks. So we understand him when he speaks.
Got a question after watching your clip - Though I haven't really heard anyone using 's (apostrophe s) as a short form for 'was', isn't it still grammatically correct?
