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C2 verbs 1. Linger (to continue to exist, to take longer than usual to leave) 2. Dole out (to give something, usually money, to several people) 3. Pinpoint (to find out or say the exact position in space or time of something, to discover or describe the exact facts about something) 4. Plague -by- (to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time) 5. Prescribe /collocation/ [Prescribe some medication, prescribe some pills, some rest, some painkillers] 6. Utter (to say something or make a sound with your voice) 7. Curb (to control or limit something that is not wanted) 8. Lure (to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting) 9. Indulge (to allow yourself or another person to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you) 10. Delegate (to give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you) 11. Reconcile (to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together) 12. Loathe (to hate someone or something)
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:13 🤧 "Linger" has two meanings: to continue to exist (often used with "still") and to take longer than usual to leave. 02:29 💰 "Dole out" means to give something, usually money, to several people. 03:37 📍 "Pinpoint" means to find or say the exact position in space or time of something. 04:34 🗣️ "Utter" means to say something or make a sound with your voice. 06:09 🚫 "Plague" means to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time. 07:24 💊 "Prescribe" means to give a job, duty, or right to someone. 08:13 🎣 "Lure" means to persuade someone to do something by offering something exciting. 09:24 🍬 "Indulge" means to allow oneself or others to have something enjoyable, often more than what's good for you. 12:05 👨💼 "Delegate" means to control or limit something that is not wanted. 13:25 🤝 "Reconcile" means to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree or exist together. 14:49 😡 "Loathe" means to hate someone or something intensely.
Great video! I am fluent in two languages English and Russian, so I consider myself a native speaker of two languages because I speak Russian and English every day. To be honest, my brain constantly thinks in English and I know idioms, proverbs and slang. However, I speak American English and I prefer the American accent because it is one of the best. I work as an English teacher, but I only have one student and he said that thanks to me, he already learned more words in English easily and his mom is very grateful, and said that I am the best teacher for her son. I am glad to hear that. I’ve never had a professional teaching experience, but I always say: Always live, always learn. ( Век живи, век учись.) -It’s a Russian proverb. Equivalent English proverb live and learn. Being an English teacher is a demanding job and many people learn English because this is an International language and it makes this life easier for others when they know and speak the language. When I’ll have other students, I can teach them English or Russian. ☺️✍🏻😇
Excellent vocabulary lesson. You should do the whole dictionary; with the way you teach and your pronunciation, you would be helping a lot of people. Thank you.
A great teacher and the way of your teaching is outstanding. I will be linger and lure wit your each and every lecture because it helps me to pinpoint my weaknesses in English. After watching your lecture to watching others' teachers lecture makes me loathe.
I have a lingering effect on my English from this channel! I indulge in watching more than one video a day. Sometimes it can be tough to carve out some time and actually watch them, but I delegate a lot of tasks to make my life easier. I burn the midnight light because of my exams and you help me a lot by doling out progressive vocabulary. I will try to go easy on myself in order not to be prescribed any heavy medicine by doctors. I am plagued by the amount of disinformation while surfing the Internet. I would love to pinpoint what piece of information is worth my attention. I loath uncontrolled situations so I am keen to curb at least something!
Oh man ,I can’t describe to you how thankful I am to be a scribrier of your educational channel ! You are the only RU-vidr I watch his videos knowing that learning new vocuablry ,grammar etc is guaranteed ❤
The frequency of the /ŋ/ sound in English is why the Anglo-Saxons had the rune ᛝ specifically to represent it, just as they had ᚦ for both of the "th" sounds.
Hello, Wes. For some languages, especially the ones which came from Latin, like Portuguese, some C2 words are not really C2 because they are similar. Prescribe = prescrever. Very common word, a basic student with A2 level would get the meaning (sometimes even someone who doesn't speak English at all). The same aplies to delegate, which is delegar in Portuguese. It's not a common word, more used by people with some knowledge, but, if they had that knowledge, they would be able to understand it, even though, they werent able to speak English at all.
Very well put here. We, native speaker of languages derived from Latin, have this advantage. For English native speakers, they are not words they are familiar with until they reach a higher level of education.
Recently I've got a lot of time to kill as I stay at home after a small medical treatment. It will linger for few weeks, I suppose. My doctor prescribed me a lot of relax and rest. Now I can indulge myself in sleeping in and laziness as I can't walk to much. On the other hand I have more time to focus on my English. I've been trying to pinpoint my weaknesses and especially work on my my speaking skills. I loathe when people struggle to understand me.
Wes, It would be very helpful to us if you could make a video of expressions and slangs that should not be used because they may be rude or impolite. I learn a lot from movies, but I’m always in doubt whether I should use them or not
I've revealed your channel recently and have to say you're doing a great job. Your accessible explanation of words is very helpful. I admire your work.
This finger vs singer absolutely stunned me. I even went to checked the fonetics and they do differ for the ng: sĭng′ər vs fĭng′gər. Now, my problem is to be able to pronounce singer properly. I coild hear rhe difference, but I am not sure if the g in somger drops altogether.
I,ve heard the word "linger" for the first time (and maybe the only) on Alanis Morissette song: "I linger in the sprouting untill my engine's full". Alanis' songs have such hard words. Beautiful but hard to understand without a dictionary. Thanks Wes!
Sir thanks a lot I can't thank you enough hopefully one day I'll be able to talk to you in person that'll be one of the best days of my life I can't believe how much effort you put in these videos!
Great stuff! It really feels like you are teaching me right in front of me. I can tell you spent a great amount of time and care, to make this video. Thank you!
i have been watching this video , i lingered a cuuple of times for undertading better this vocabulary , i always like to study and re watch your videos i loathe when i skip a day for studying ahaha , it is way too much good for me to indulge watching your videos .
As soon as I started watching this video, the song Linger (The Cranberries) got stuck in my mind..😂😂...ok let me watch the rest of the lesson😆 Thank you, teacher!!!! God bless you!
Hmm i am not a native speaker but i have checked on Cambridge, Oxford and Longman dictionary, all of them didn't pronounce the ‘g’ in the IPA of the word, probably it depends on the region
Thanks for your dedication to the video. I was completely indulged in your video with such advantageous words. You totally lured me into your gorgeous teaching video ❤
Absolutely 💯 I have learned new verbs that are very useful to take my English to higher level! Teacher Wes thank you so much for this amazing presentation!
my personal English teacher, Taylor Swift, once said "i knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss"😅 all jokes aside, thank you for the amazing lesson. i have to study vocabulary for my exam and these lessons really come in handy ❤
Hello! Just found your channel and it’s amazing! Thank you for your work it’s really helping! But can I ask one thing? Could you please change your mic, it’s really really bad. You’re making great content, it really deserves better mic. Sorry for pitchin’ a fit out of the blue, but production quality matters a lot these days. Keep up the great work!
Since we are focused on American English here, it is rather disappointing that many Americans, who are expected to be native English speakers, are not aware of proper verb tenses. I read and hear people say phrases such as, "I could have went (instead of 'gone') to his graduation."; "You should have came (instead of 'come') to my party!"; "John must have drank (instead of 'drunk') too much."; "Stella should have ran (instead of 'run') to the finish line.", etc. My friend is a teacher in Long Island, NY and she makes these grammar mistakes all the time. This also happens in scripts on TV and movies! Oh, the horror. LOL!!
