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I was on the verge of writing about it, but I decided to check the first comments first. Fortunately, your message was almost at the top of the list. ;-)
Thank you so much for including the example "less vs. fewer." It drives me crazy that our news journalists and others almost always get this wrong. For example: "Less people attended this year's party" I would prefer, "Fewer people attended this year's party." It is not that difficult to think things through before the words come out!
Having taught English many years in France, sometimes students who had learned "rules" long before questioned my usage. One I remember is that a student was convinced that you could not use "whose" in relation to an inanimate object. But that usage goes back to Shakespeare and was used by writers such as Jane Austen.
The "Do" word reminded me very much of a comedy sketch that used the phrase, "Can I do you now, Sir?" Clearly indicating innuendo as to what "do" here actually means.
So happy that teacher Lucy went back to her classic background. Not busy nor distracting to look at but instead very relaxing to the eyes. Sometimes less is more. Simple is better. 😊🤗🙏💕✨ Thank you to my favorite English channel and teacher Lucy. ⭐💕💕💕👏🙏✨
Speaking of mistakes ;-), I was taught to use "not to" and NOT "to not". For example, at 0'36, when you say 'I will teach you how to NOT make these mistakes', I would have said '... how NOT to make these mistakes." Has English changed in 20 years, or has it become a colloquial way to speak (as with fewer vs less) ? And for how long?
"she does the bed" is for parents or maids who fix/organize a bed. "He makes the bed" is for woodworkers who build or create the bed using wood and glue and nails. This is how I understand it. But I really need more lessons to improve. Plus, I might get influenced with your accent. A British accent is a bonus. 😊 Thanks for the lessons..
I would say that a hotel maid does the bed, because she does the room, i.e. cleans it and makes it orderly. but when I get up, I make the bed (or not ....). My mother might say 'do your room, and that includes making the bed'. So - 'bed' is a bit of a tricky example! This is in fact a special use of the word 'do', to mean 'clean up', not the general use to mean 'perform an action'.
@@johngregory6005 yes. That is also how I understand it. And the word 'make' is not always mean 'to create' or 'to build', right? It's a bit tricky as you have said.
@@Schjoenz As Lucy says, 'make' has a range of meanings. Clearly saying 'to make the bed' when it means to straighten and tuck in the sheets, is not 'create' or 'build'. If I cause you harm, I could 'make it good' by compensating you for your loss. I can make a payment - online or in person. The word is very flexible in a lot of languages - which is useful for those who understand but tricky for people learning from the outside...
Amazing video Lucy. I have been living in the UK quite few years now and English will never be my mother tongue. I moved from Spain with an advanced level of English but since doing that, my understanding of the language has improved dramatically. Thank you for sharing as always! Keep it up! 😍😍😍
My name is Juan Carlos and I got excited when you pronounced my name correctly❤❤❤❤ 🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊 you're the best I've been watching your videos since you started.
Hi Lucy! I loved this video. It’s very informative. Greetings from Chile. 01: Chile is one of the Latin two Latin American countries with the longest equestrian tradition. The other country is Argentina. 02: Chile is the country where the largest and most important music festival in Latin America “Festival Internacional de la canción de Viña de Mar”. And it is also the longest-running and most relevant Spanish-speaking music festival in the world. 03: Chile is the country with the largest urban park in Latin America and the fourth largest in the world “Parque Metropolitano de Santiago” 04: Chile is the Latin American country with the largest number of localities founded by Swiss. 05 Chile is the country with the largest retail company in Latin America “Falabella”. 06: Chile is the fourth exporter of wines worldwine. And the first in the American Continent 07: Chile is the country with the second tallest skyscraper in Latin America “Torre Costanera Center”. This skyscraper is located in Santiago. 08: Chile is the country with the third largest group of geysers in the world “Géiseres del Tatio”.
This lesson is superb! It summarise the majority of misunderstanding ideas that I have been thought about grammar. Greetings from Perú, a maravellous country where is one of one of the wonders of the world.
Thank you so much for this lesson Lucy ! I'm French and I've been teaching English in my home country for sixteen years. I'm very enthusiastic about your lessons ! I'm very fond of watching your videos and I endeavour to have a very good command of English ! I love British English so much (I've tried to use "much" as it was taught in your lesson today, ha ha !) and I can't help listening to your accent ! Your accent serves as a model and I try to sound like you ! I highly recommend your videos to my young students !!! Have a nice day ! Ludo 🙂
Now retired, as an American I taught English in France for about 20 years in university and adult continuing education. Sometimes, particularly in the adult classes, students who had learned some English years earlier would try to correct my English usage. Oh well.
Hello, Ma'am I'm from India. I started to see your videos few a days. It was awesome. I really liked it. Your explanation & interaction is Fantastic. I understood eveything. Thank uhh for this amazing video.... 😇😊😍
Very interesting. The "problem" I have is with words beginning with "H." Is it "a house," "a hotel" & "a hospital" OR SHOULD it be, "AN house, AN hotel & AN hospital?" 🙂
usage varies and it's hard to say there is a rule - but it's A hard question, not AN hard question. Usually if the H is breathed, it's A. But one hears both with Hotel. Probably more frequently A, but that may depend on the region.
4:29 Not really, I myself purposefully mispronounce English words when I'm speaking in Spanish because it's easier than switching accents, but I also do it so that the pedants around me suffer >:)
Interesting. I wonder if you encounter someone from the southern United States. I am from Los Angeles California, USA.🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲 and sometimes is hard to understand those southern folks from the southern states in the USA.
I am looking forward to every lesson. I am in the urgent need to improve my English for my Job. And I am afraid my English ist terrible. So in this way - Thank you for this great Channel 🥰
I am very excited,tomorrow morning I am meeting an English teacher of English who is off on sick leave now, she wants me to cover the lessons she is unable to do at present, we have arranged for an whatsapp video call,her name is Fiona Irvine!.I do not know what else to mention, it is a mix of excitement and nervousness,I think I won´t keep an eye shut tonight!.
On the a/an part: In Hungarian, the equivalent of "a/an" is "egy", which basically means one, and for "the", we have "a/az", depending on whether the next word starts with a vowel or a consonant, the similarly to "a/an".
Great lesson! I'm just a bit confused about the explanation of have vs get. I was taught in middle and high school that using just have is an Americanism and we were encouraged to use the "proper British form" expressing possession with 'have got'. Has the language changed or am I missing something?
With the quantifier "much" I think it needs to be stressed that it is not used in positive sentences as "many" would be "There were many shells on the beach". The following sentence would be wrong "There was much sand on the beach." Quite a lot of students don't realize that and assume that "much" is just the uncountable equivalent of "many".
Hey mam...happy to c u in pink,i wish u could make some conversational oriented English,coz we encounter different situations everyday.I hope u do in your next video.
Dear Lucy, First of all I would like to thank you for your great videos on RU-vid! What a lovely way to introduce new expression, grammar and pronunciations lessons! After having much fun (and progress I guess) I decided to subscribe to your channel and shortly after to take part of your Beautiful B 2 English course. Right after I did the payment I checked only the first tutorial on using the course, but unfortunately I do not kwon how to reach my account. Last weekend I replied to one of your proposals received in my gmail asking you for an advice, but it must have been a no-reply message. So I aloud myself to put this comment here. Thank you in advance for your quick reaction - I cannot wait to join the course. Best wishes, Janina Ninova, Bulgaria
That was a tough time, but I'm really grateful it happened - it made me connect with so many wonderful teachers, and it really opened my mind and taught me to deal with criticism!
What is very interresting to me is that you pronounce "an our", but you wrote "a hour" on the screen. (I was having it right when speaking but not when writing!)
The U is a vowel and a H is a consonant which is quite confusing but the J sound before the U is relevant as a J is a consonant and though H is also a consonant but usually followed by a vowel which changes everything and the H becomes silent when this occurs. That is my main mistake because I never made that connection before. Glad this was brought up so this way I can stop making that mistake in spoken or written form. Thank you Lucy! ❤
but when the H is 'aspirate', i.e. breathed, like 'hotel' , then sometimes one hears A from native speakers and sometimes AN. I cannot think of any words starting with J that one would not use A before, rather than AN.
Thanks a lot . Perfect and best Teacher ever . Your smile gives the video a kind of magic. Also your presence is unique. You have a blessing from Almighty GOD 😍
Hello Lucy...love ur vdos❤... it's always interesting & informative....one request: pls make videos on different types of essay writings..... Sending love❤😊
