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  • Do you know these 15 advanced words in English? If you do, your English is incredible!
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    ⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
    00:00 Intro + PDF promo
    01:29 1. reckon
    01:58 2. core
    02:48 3. deliberate
    04:15 4. elsewhere
    04:57 5. grab
    05:35 6. urge
    06:48 7. gig
    07:45 8. cling
    08:42 9. gabble
    09:46 10. gaslight
    09:59 11. ghost
    10:50 12. finicky
    11:44 13. situationship
    12:09 14. ableism
    12:53 15. nomophobia
    14:15 Outro
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  • @EnglishwithLucy
    @EnglishwithLucy  Місяць тому +308

    Ok! Be honest! How many did you know?
    Download the PDF to learn 15 ADDITIONAL words (30 total) and get access to the secret exercise pack _here_ 👉🏼ex.ewl.info/147pdf

    • @jennyh4025
      @jennyh4025 Місяць тому +13

      Honestly? 14-15, I wasn’t sure about gabble but had the correct the meaning in my head.

    • @hebafathy3641
      @hebafathy3641 Місяць тому

      Congratulations 🎉 ​@@jennyh4025

    • @karinklein3700
      @karinklein3700 Місяць тому +35

      Nomophobia was new to me 😅

    • @amandaroberts6282
      @amandaroberts6282 29 днів тому +5

      The only one I did not know was ableism although I knew other words for the same meaning.

    • @handebarlas6248
      @handebarlas6248 29 днів тому +8

      I only did not know "ableism", but thanks to you, I know do. As a non-native English teacher, I like your channel very much. Your positive and energetic attitude towards the language, together with your excellent RP pronunciation makes it all worthwhile. Thank you so much for all your efforts.❤

  • @seibertmccormick184
    @seibertmccormick184 22 дні тому +533

    I'm a 71-year-old Yank. I've traveled a bit when I was younger, but I've spent most of my life in the western and central U.S. I've never heard anybody say "on accident". We would normally say "accidentally" or "by accident".

    • @lnewton3677
      @lnewton3677 20 днів тому +11

      Some seriously BS words and phrases “situationship” did i hear that right? Absurd how’d that go?

    • @annetteclark8854
      @annetteclark8854 20 днів тому +28

      I am 75 years old have never heard anyone in the US say "on accident," only " by accident." I have lived in the east, the midwest, the west, the southeast and have traveled in many of the contiguous states.

    • @joannatyack8641
      @joannatyack8641 20 днів тому +18

      Interesting-I rarely use the word RECKON, neither do I hear others using it.
      Its quite old fashioned.

    • @talastra
      @talastra 20 днів тому +27

      @@joannatyack8641 I reckon you just ain't been around. :)

    • @EsmereldaPea
      @EsmereldaPea 20 днів тому +15

      ​@@annetteclark8854- 62 year old Detroiter here who's lived in SE Michigan all my life, but traveled a fair amount and have friends all over the world. "On accident" is pretty common to hear.

  • @ALLOU1521
    @ALLOU1521 8 днів тому +20

    I'm a french woman of 53 and i'm proud to Say that i knew 10 words really well. Thank you for that exercise !

    • @davidwang4364
      @davidwang4364 5 днів тому +3

      The woataaa is in the taowaaa. Do you know those phonetically spelled English words?
      Just ask any English person if the water is in the tower.

  • @DavidBoycePiano
    @DavidBoycePiano 21 день тому +125

    Worth mentioning that "urge" is also a noun: "On my way home, I felt a sudden urge to go for a coffee in the café". In regional UK accents, the first vowel sound can be much shorter, as in Scottish pronunciations, in which also the /r/ is rhotic and trilled. In American pronunciations, the /r/ may be rhotic, but not trilled.

    • @muhd7144
      @muhd7144 18 днів тому +3

      Indeed... and I reckon this noun usage is more common than its verb usage used in this video.

    • @DavidBoycePiano
      @DavidBoycePiano 18 днів тому +2

      @@muhd7144 I reckon you're right!

    • @charleshayes2528
      @charleshayes2528 16 днів тому +2

      @DavidBoycePiano I agree. I felt an urge to comment because Lucy's choice of words seemed unbalanced and idiosyncratic. I am from the West Country - South West of England, that is - and I would tend to pronounce "R" in "core" even though I do not believe I over-pronounce it and nor do I have a rural/yokel accent. There is a tendency to assume that only a (southern) Standard English pronunciation equals an educated voice. This is simply untrue and it is rather patronising to insist that the sound "must" be pronounced as Lucy states.

  • @swankeepers
    @swankeepers 22 дні тому +124

    Lifelong US English speaker: have never used or heard 'on accident'. I have used 'accidental' and 'accidentally' consistently, even preferring it to 'by accident'.
    And I certainly pronounce the 'r' in 'core'.

    • @samsungmicrosoft8254
      @samsungmicrosoft8254 22 дні тому +6

      We couldn't agree more 🤗

    • @Kyaro8888Cari
      @Kyaro8888Cari 21 день тому +4

      Same.

    • @bobbun9630
      @bobbun9630 21 день тому +11

      The "r" in core is pronounced in rhotic English dialects, which includes most American English.

    • @lillydragon2525
      @lillydragon2525 19 днів тому +3

      No one says that!

    • @tonirose6776
      @tonirose6776 19 днів тому +3

      I've hear is from Americans countless times. Even Canadians.

  • @kenspencer9895
    @kenspencer9895 25 днів тому +634

    As someone who has lived in the US for over 70 years (including a stint in the US military), I have never heard 'on accident' -- 'by accident' is what I have always said/heard.

    • @davidsault9698
      @davidsault9698 25 днів тому +25

      Yes, Americans should be careful about picking up both British accents and British ways of speaking words from UA-cam videos. And these kinds of teaching videos should not be used by American schoolchildren.

    • @jamesdrew1002
      @jamesdrew1002 24 дні тому +64

      I`m English and have never used `On Accident` I have always thought that it was bad use of English.

    • @roystewart4386
      @roystewart4386 24 дні тому +7

      Your American English differs somewhat from British English. Even in BritIn, they have different pronunciations. English has developed from Latin. French and even has Indian words incorporated. Australians and New Zealanders also have their own pronunciations. French spelling i. e. neighbour, etc. Americans don’t have the “u” and spell such words neighbor. .

    • @benttranberg2690
      @benttranberg2690 24 дні тому +9

      I wouldn't worry if I did a mistake here, by accident.

    • @larbielaouni4092
      @larbielaouni4092 24 дні тому +14

      Agree 💯.
      Me too I've studied English for years even if I'm a not a native speaker and i was astonished by what she said about this expression ( on accident).i doubt my self.
      But when i read your comment and you're americans i feel happy to hear your confirmation.
      Thank you for letting me know. 🙏🙏🙏😇

  • @kyleethekelt
    @kyleethekelt Місяць тому +87

    I do like your fun and easy presentations. As a native speaker and trained proofreader and copy writer I love occasionally popping in to get my word fix. In this case, I appreciated some of the more modern words, two of which I'd never heard before - being proudly and stubbornly old-school. I find your passion and enthusiasm infectious.

    • @charmainenelson7258
      @charmainenelson7258 23 дні тому +3

      So open hearted in yr comment. I had the same feeling. I myself being a teacher love to do a self test. This lady gave me this opportunity. Ha ha ha

  • @anitabaxter
    @anitabaxter 19 днів тому +18

    I' m not a native English speaker, I've never lived in an English - speaking country, though I've visited Britain and Ireland as a tourist , so I'm quite happy I've failed only with 4 words! Thank you!

  • @reneecastro-pozo5186
    @reneecastro-pozo5186 21 день тому +9

    I suscribed. Thanks
    I was 62 years old when I came to Canada ( more twenty years now ) but in my country I study some Latín and French in Literature career. English is difficult language for all influence has it. For me is important to read, to know some English authors and improve every day.
    I was familiar with those words, two words I didn’t recognize. Thanks a lot.

  • @madnessbydesign1415
    @madnessbydesign1415 23 дні тому +107

    As an American, we were taught "on accident" was incorrect, and "by accident" was correct. Of course, not everyone listens to their teachers...
    We also don't have "gabble". We would probably say "yammered on" (to "yammer"), or "droned on" (to "drone"), but with the exact same context.
    My favorite is probably "situationship", because it's portmanteauing on a German level (which amuses me)... :)

    • @angelforster3030
      @angelforster3030 22 дні тому +3

      Situationship😅

    • @BWater-yq3jx
      @BWater-yq3jx 22 дні тому +1

      I could care less. 😄

    • @liberty5069
      @liberty5069 21 день тому +5

      As another American, I can say that I hadn't really heard of "gabble." In my area of the country, though, we use "gab" quite a lot which I now realize has the same meaning as the English term "gabble."

    • @Kyaro8888Cari
      @Kyaro8888Cari 21 день тому +2

      Yeah, I was like, What the heck is gabble? But "to drone on and on and on and on....," I understand that, haha

    • @UncleDansVintageVinyl
      @UncleDansVintageVinyl 21 день тому +4

      I'm an American--sixty-six years old, born in deep southeast Missouri, lived in the Midwest, the Northwest, and the upper Midwest. I've always used "by accident." "On accident" sounds wrong. (And I tend to use "accidentally" rather than "by accident.")
      I've used "gabble" for many years. But my mother was born in the Missouri Ozarks in 1920 and grew up in a linguistically conservative community.

  • @janmcguire5268
    @janmcguire5268 23 дні тому +57

    We don’t say “on accident” in the USA. We say “by accident.” Sometimes children who don’t know better may say “on accident” because it makes sense to them as the opposite of “on purpose.” It’s an example of young children outsmarting our confusing language! But, as a whole, we say “by accident” in the United States.

    • @leannedeluca6026
      @leannedeluca6026 19 днів тому +2

      When I moved to Washington from Mn I was surprised to hear everyone say on accident, had never heard that before

    • @uberbabe585
      @uberbabe585 19 днів тому

      This is ENGLISH. From ENGLAND.

    • @janmcguire5268
      @janmcguire5268 19 днів тому

      @@leannedeluca6026 Guess it’s more prevalent in certain regions.

    • @Eileen-kr7jg
      @Eileen-kr7jg 19 днів тому +3

      @@janmcguire5268 I am a lifelong Wa state resident. “On” accident is rare, and usually from southern people.

    • @janmcguire5268
      @janmcguire5268 19 днів тому +2

      @@Eileen-kr7jg Interesting! I’m in the south and have only ever heard it from young children!

  • @davidwang4364
    @davidwang4364 18 днів тому +104

    Remember, this is British English she is teaching. In American English we prononce the "r" in the word "core".

    • @Mikdeelow
      @Mikdeelow 16 днів тому +2

      I have A Vietmanese friend whose name is Koah m, he is not a core

    • @stephantjioe7732
      @stephantjioe7732 15 днів тому +1

      @@Mikdeelow😂

    • @suzanne6664
      @suzanne6664 14 днів тому

      But Americans do not pronounce the "t " in any word.
      But,she said
      ofen instead of often. So maybe she
      Is part American. Or English English has changed since I grew up there.

    • @rickgiannone6304
      @rickgiannone6304 12 днів тому +2

      Hey, I’m sitting in New York City watching her video. If it’s shown here, she needs to get her shirt together!!!

    • @thomasharding1838
      @thomasharding1838 12 днів тому +2

      @@rickgiannone6304 Whaaa? Her shirt looks fi.... OH! I get it!

  • @ndnnalu5660
    @ndnnalu5660 21 день тому +22

    Nomophobia and Gaslighting were the two new words... Great effort to bring easy English into our day-to-day life

    • @thesergio9444
      @thesergio9444 18 днів тому

      I here the word gas lithing when people argue about politics. I never knew the exact definition. i thought it meant telling the truth.

    • @charleshayes2528
      @charleshayes2528 16 днів тому

      @ndnnalu5660 what about "Situationship"? -That is relatively new and more than a bit odd, since every relationship has its own situation. I don't think it really describes the reality of an uncertain relationship without clear boundaries.

    • @charleshayes2528
      @charleshayes2528 16 днів тому

      @@thesergio9444 No, it comes from the play and means trying to get people to doubt their own memories, such as when a politician lies about something and then denies it, even though the original lie is documented or has been recorded on film or video.

  • @SmitChandorkar
    @SmitChandorkar 23 дні тому +94

    I am a software professional from India and i work and live in Colombia, South America. I already knew the first 14 words but the word nomophobia was new to me. Good to learn more beautiful English words 😊

    • @JohnPretty1
      @JohnPretty1 22 дні тому +13

      I'm English and have lived here all my life. I've never heard the word.

    • @mariskarveli9050
      @mariskarveli9050 21 день тому +15

      Nomophobia has a Greek origin. In greek means fear of the laws. Nomos is the law. I don't know how it connects with mobile phones.

    • @ronaldgentry9923
      @ronaldgentry9923 21 день тому +5

      I'm a dumb old country boy from the USA, I to knew the first 14, but had never heard the word nomophobia

    • @SmitChandorkar
      @SmitChandorkar 21 день тому +4

      @@mariskarveli9050 Well, i reckon, nomophobia is the only phobia that's good to have , especially nowadays, otherwise your phone might be stolen hahahaha

    • @sosat.I.am.
      @sosat.I.am. 21 день тому +14

      ​@@mariskarveli9050I'm Greek and I get what you mean but in this case they combined the words no mobile phobia to nomophobia which is not even a word 😂

  • @mikekenney1947
    @mikekenney1947 23 дні тому +35

    Fr Carrol SJ, my high school teacher, gave us a expansive word list, of which we were assigned 7 words every day, and called upon in class to use in a definitive sentence. 60 years later I know that list helped define my life.

  • @marksjohn2687
    @marksjohn2687 9 днів тому +5

    HI, Lucy. I come from a multi-generational musical family.
    This could be an Urban Legend or a Back-Hack, but, I was taught that "Gig" was New York Session Musician Slang for "Engagement."
    I was also told that "Gig" came about as a word, because none of the Cool Cats wanted anyone mistakenly to think that they were getting ENGAGED to be Married! No, they wanted to play the field!
    BTW, I treasured my friendship with Gunther Schuller, who played French Horn on Miles Davis' "Porgy and Bess" in the 1950s.
    Talk about a GIG!!!
    all my best--as a retired teacher, I love your stuff.
    john

  • @samaahammam3126
    @samaahammam3126 21 день тому +11

    In America reckon is mainly said in the south, and "on accident is usually said when referring to past tense,it's usually "by accident "

  • @jimi3060
    @jimi3060 Місяць тому +168

    My favourite word of the year is 'apricity' meaning the warmth of the sun in winter ☀️ how beautiful is that ✨ thank you and bless you and yours 🙏🪷🕊️🦋

  • @diydad7704
    @diydad7704 22 дні тому +23

    Thanks for the interesting video. As a 50+ year old german with a few trips to England and the U.S. under my belt, "gabble" and "nomophobia" was new. Looking forward to visiting London again this summer and finding out what's changed.

  • @katsuryota4059
    @katsuryota4059 20 днів тому +5

    Thank you very much, for every video that you have created.
    I am very grateful for every lesson that you taught, you made my future better, thank you.

  • @user-zh8ms2oy2m
    @user-zh8ms2oy2m 15 днів тому +3

    Yes, I'm taking this lovely test again and this time I got 15/15 and I also got bonus points. Thank you Lucy.

  • @user-no2mz9hl4f
    @user-no2mz9hl4f 29 днів тому +34

    As a classical musician, I can attest to the fact that we will sometimes refer to our classical performances as, “gigs.” This is particularly true for one-off performances, smaller or more casual venues, and things like weddings. I’ve definitely said, “I’ve got an orchestra gig coming up” or, “I have a wedding gig next week.”

    • @TOMTOM-zj5xj
      @TOMTOM-zj5xj 26 днів тому +1

      Please , dont put teen trend shalow words in a serious thing as classical music

    • @user-no2mz9hl4f
      @user-no2mz9hl4f 26 днів тому +10

      @@TOMTOM-zj5xj I’m not a teen. “Gig” isn’t a trendy word; it’s been around for decades. I’ve been using it since I played my first gig as a child, and was taught that word by a teacher - who also was an adult and a classical musician. I don’t use that word when playing Carnegie Hall, but for some things, it apples.

    • @anniehelman3516
      @anniehelman3516 26 днів тому +6

      As an ensemble player of mainly classical music, I can attest to that. Snobbism gets you nowhere!

    • @ivanbanan000
      @ivanbanan000 24 дні тому

      ​@@TOMTOM-zj5xjthe word is around since 1920s. It's too late to blame the teenagers, the're all dead by now.

    • @cheshirebowman4465
      @cheshirebowman4465 23 дні тому +2

      ​@@TOMTOM-zj5xjkeep up.

  • @user-gx7rn6jn7o
    @user-gx7rn6jn7o 20 днів тому +15

    My friend was a classical flutist who had a seat in the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, the Barcelona City Orchestra, the Austen Symphony Orchestra as well as many chamber ensembles & various quartets. He referred to all of his performances as 'gigs'.

    • @kev4241
      @kev4241 20 днів тому +1

      flautist?

    • @suzanneemerson2625
      @suzanneemerson2625 19 днів тому +1

      Austin?

    • @user-gx7rn6jn7o
      @user-gx7rn6jn7o 19 днів тому

      @@suzanneemerson2625 yes

    • @monicafamalett855
      @monicafamalett855 18 днів тому +2

      Probably most American flute players prefer "flutist," however a "flautist" is also a flute player. Spelling may depend on a publication's style guide.

    • @davidhimmelsbach557
      @davidhimmelsbach557 17 днів тому +2

      A 'gig' is short commitment work, usually. Though it can also mean simply slang for my side job or a light work job.
      It's never used to describe heavy labor like construction, mining, farming, steel refining.

  • @user-cb8eh5kh7x
    @user-cb8eh5kh7x 19 днів тому +1

    Thank you for your English lesson. I've been enjoying your lesson for a long time and learn a lot of things from you each time. I didn't know C2 level of words until I watched it. I was happy to watch.

  • @michaelmulholland4927
    @michaelmulholland4927 25 днів тому +67

    Lucy, great lessons for learners of English. However, as a native speaker and an American I have never heard an American say "on accident". I have always heard "by accident." Keep up this great work. Thank you

    • @bryandoehler8962
      @bryandoehler8962 25 днів тому +7

      The switch from by accident to on accident is very recent in American English. It is mostly used by only the younger generations and may not have reached all areas of the US yet. Also, oddly it's only used in spoken English, even those who use on accident will use by accident when writing.

    • @scott_nutt
      @scott_nutt 25 днів тому +4

      @@bryandoehler8962 Yes, perhaps due to the influence of on purpose, you hear on accident more and more often these days.

    • @kumark214
      @kumark214 25 днів тому +6

      I’ve never heard of on accident used in the U.S.

    • @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
      @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 24 дні тому +8

      @@bryandoehler8962 It's slang or colloquial. It's not correct. Debasement of the language.

    • @bryandoehler8962
      @bryandoehler8962 24 дні тому +2

      @@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 'On accident' is incorrect by traditional grammar rules, however its use has become so wide spread in the US that it is likely to become dominant. Language changes over time and there's not much that can be done about it.

  • @kirkjohnson6638
    @kirkjohnson6638 23 дні тому +28

    I was expecting far more difficult/rarely used words like pulchritudinous or omphaloskepsis. FYI, in American english the R is pronounced in "core" and is more pronounced in "urge" than the way you pronounced it. The word gabble is almost never used as it is generally shortened to just gab as in "she has the gift of gab" meaning the ability to make small talk or idle prater. We also use babble much as you described gabble.

    • @elliebrooks3611
      @elliebrooks3611 19 днів тому +2

      How ‘bout “ableism” ? It can be a rough world these days

    • @matthewbettinazzi7657
      @matthewbettinazzi7657 12 днів тому

      Also, in America, we don’t really use the word “gig” to mean concert. We only use it as a slag word for job.

    • @hboudreaux66
      @hboudreaux66 2 години тому +1

      @matthewbettinazzi7657 A lot of musicians use it. It is kind of a slang word for job now but it started out as a word for a musicians job.

  • @evaggeliamouratidou5137
    @evaggeliamouratidou5137 21 день тому +2

    Your teaching is wonderful!!! Thank u for your speed while talking 👄

  • @marieroussel4086
    @marieroussel4086 20 днів тому +1

    Just discovered your video, I absolutely adore vocabulary! Didn't know number 10, 14 and 15. I will definitely remember them and use them! Thank you!

  • @preacherno
    @preacherno 23 дні тому +5

    I definitely had your dictionaries for breakfast. I was taught RP English from childhood by a former English Sergeant during WWII but I use your courses to strengthen my students.

  • @grimmmunro2279
    @grimmmunro2279 24 дні тому +43

    It's so nice to hear english spoken so clearly. We have such a beautiful language it's a shame to lose it to what I call chav speak.😊

    • @Berniewahlbrinck
      @Berniewahlbrinck 23 дні тому +6

      Actually, it's English.

    • @rkhan9506
      @rkhan9506 22 дні тому +2

      What is chave speak?
      Never heard of it…!

    • @susanfrancis3966
      @susanfrancis3966 21 день тому +2

      How can you "lose" a language which is continually evolving? New words evolve, some words become obsolete and many words such as "nice" change their meaning completely. If new words evolve in certain communities, that's exactly as it should be; its what makes our language beautiful.

    • @Critique808
      @Critique808 20 днів тому

      Actually, her voice is raspy. It's not that clear.

  • @georgebaxter9494
    @georgebaxter9494 21 день тому +2

    I consider myself a bit of a wordsmith but I had never heard the word, nomophobia until just a few moments ago.
    Like yourself Lucy I have only recently heard of the world, gaslighting and I had to research it to understand it's meaning. I look forward to further content from you and I thank you for your delightful and eloquent delivery. 🌹😘

  • @monicaabreu8854
    @monicaabreu8854 19 днів тому +1

    Hi Lucy !
    I really appreciate your English classes !
    Thank You Very Much from Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • @alaintoutant4646
    @alaintoutant4646 24 дні тому +24

    French native speaker here. I learned a new word today (Ableism), thank you for that. As for nomophobia, it sounds like disappointingly naive modern construct based on combining "no mobile" and "phobia" as opposed to the actual Greek prefix "nomo" which refers to law or custom. Monophobia, although broader in scope would seem more appropriate than this neologism. Where have the nice greek, latin and germanic roots gone to? (granted that it is unlikely that these old forms would have a concept for mobile phones though)

    • @markthomasson5077
      @markthomasson5077 24 дні тому +3

      Not a word ever heard in UK!

    • @davidwilson2680
      @davidwilson2680 23 дні тому +1

      Thank you Alain I could not said that better myself.

    • @shibumi5210
      @shibumi5210 22 дні тому +6

      Well put- I for one disagree with the need for these contrived words appearing in our politically correct society- we don't need any more "isms" when we can just say "prejudice" and infer from context... and the phone phobia is a totally unnecessary construct...I would just describe the person as "anxiety ridden idiot" myself...

    • @Rob-sm4xh
      @Rob-sm4xh 19 днів тому

      @@shibumi5210 Well, said!

  • @arshaddurrani3885
    @arshaddurrani3885 25 днів тому +67

    Reviving good old British English we learnt at school,more than 60 years ago.Thanks.

    • @AP-yd1wz
      @AP-yd1wz 25 днів тому +5

      Yeah, I'm sure 60 years ago the English dictionary already included the world nomophobia.

    • @arshaddurrani3885
      @arshaddurrani3885 25 днів тому +4

      @@AP-yd1wz English,like any other living language,is evolving because of its capacity to absorb new words.The pronunciations were typical,proper English,reminding me of our English teachers from Convent and Saint May's.

    • @AP-yd1wz
      @AP-yd1wz 25 днів тому

      @@arshaddurrani3885 No kidding! You definitely needed to clarify this to the person who pointed out to you that the word nomophobia certainly wasn't in the English dictionary 60 years ago.
      Plus she's not "reviving" British English of 60 years ago. What you call British English of 60 years ago didn't die out. It is used by lots of British people today as it was 60 years ago.

    • @manoftheworld1000
      @manoftheworld1000 25 днів тому +1

      Right! It's Lucy's job to "repair" the (mostly phonological) damages of the English language caused by American English/LOL! Her English is about the best I know of.

    • @arshaddurrani3885
      @arshaddurrani3885 25 днів тому

      @@AP-yd1wz mainly British accent,pronunciations that I recall from my school days.I am not a Briton,so,please excuse me if i conveyed something inappropriate.

  • @jilladams7573
    @jilladams7573 17 днів тому +1

    I am a native English speaker, from the UK, and I definitely I thought I was on a home run there for a minute, but you tripped me up with the word 'nomophobia' right at the end. I enjoyed testing my English skills, and the video was a pleasure to watch. Thank you ❤.

    • @user-hu7ix5xc8q
      @user-hu7ix5xc8q 13 днів тому

      If it's neither newlycreated word nor professional one, and even native speaker can't get it, then it's not something that we should bother to learn cause such a word wouldn't be used frequently. It's just waste of time, as for foreigner learning English as foreign language, I don't want to spend and waste my whole time learning less important words like that. But I'm a bit surprised that gabble is also a word used not quite often, it gives me a feeling that I'm wasting my time in silly way trying to memorize less useful words, thinking of the efficacy of my time and its usage. I feel like investing too much of my time for less valuable thing. Piss off.

  • @gunnhildk6299
    @gunnhildk6299 18 днів тому

    I found your channel just now and I knew most of the words. Maybe one or two I had never heard before. So that feels good. I will watch more of your videos. Great to learn english better.

  • @deeceepnw
    @deeceepnw Місяць тому +19

    I have heard of “gift of gabb” but never heard of gabble. Have now learned something new ✨. Favorite word, as an otherabled person, is ableism. I deal with ableism everyday. Thanks Lucy!

    • @auldfouter8661
      @auldfouter8661 27 днів тому +5

      I'm not certain about elsewhere but in Scotland we'd say " the gift of the gab ".

    • @MaCal9591
      @MaCal9591 25 днів тому

      @@auldfouter8661In the USA also!

    • @loveandabcs
      @loveandabcs 24 дні тому

      gab

    • @klhughes
      @klhughes 24 дні тому

      Of course I have heard of gabble, It's the sound a turkey makes.
      Gabble gabble.

    • @DavidBoycePiano
      @DavidBoycePiano 21 день тому +3

      @@loveandabcs To have "the gift of the gab" means to be gifted with ability to speak convincingly to persuade and to sustain conversation.

  • @EdwardJosephShields-ux2vu
    @EdwardJosephShields-ux2vu 23 дні тому +94

    I am a 69-year-old American, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in New England. I have never heard of fellow American, in any part of the country that I have traveled to, use the term “on accident”. Please reference this with an example in print. 😺

    • @Mimibryant0123
      @Mimibryant0123 23 дні тому +10

      I’m on American,my children would say that they did something,”on accident” when they thought they were in trouble. My son for example would say, “Mommy, I’m sorry, I hit him on accident.” There was always something, “on accident.” 😊😂

    • @Mimibryant0123
      @Mimibryant0123 23 дні тому +2

      I’m an American,my children would say that they did something,”on accident” especially when they thought they were in trouble. My son for example would say, “Mommy, I’m sorry, I hit him on accident.” There was always something, “on accident.” 😊😂

    • @zanti4132
      @zanti4132 23 дні тому +11

      I've never heard "on accident" either. In the U.S., you'll either hear "by accident," as spoken by the Brits, or the adverb "accidentally."

    • @zanti4132
      @zanti4132 23 дні тому +8

      @@Mimibryant0123 So if something was done deliberately, it was *on* purpose, but if it was unintentional, most (but not your kids!) would say *by* accident. The preposition changes for no logical reason. Chalk this up as another way English is weird.

    • @michaelmicek
      @michaelmicek 23 дні тому +3

      I would say it's nonstandard but becoming common in speech, like pronouncing "err" as "air" and not "ur", or "lay"/"laid" where "lie"/"lay" is meant.
      I live in the western US.

  • @waqasniaz1341
    @waqasniaz1341 20 днів тому +1

    Thank you miss for increasing my typewriting 🚄C1 english is now good and also increasing my vocabulary thanks. I type hard english words⌨️ followed your advice. Scored 135 in dulingo.

  • @sherif1964
    @sherif1964 21 день тому

    Following up your videos is really informative and fun. I'm learning a lot ... Thank you.

  • @user-zs3pp2cw2x
    @user-zs3pp2cw2x Місяць тому +55

    I knew every word except finicky, it was really a good approach to talk about these words

    • @britishenglishwithahmedibr8815
      @britishenglishwithahmedibr8815 Місяць тому

      www.youtube.com/@britishenglishwithahmedibr8815

    • @charleshayes2528
      @charleshayes2528 16 днів тому +1

      @user-zs3pp2cw2x. I would say that most British English people use "finicky" to mean "picky" or "fussy" - in the sense of being particular and having strong preferences. Generally, a difficult task, e.g.; one involving multiple small parts is described as "fiddly" or "awkward", not "finicky". "Finicky" has more overtones of a personal quirk or quality and is not applicable to a thing or object. But British English is so diverse that I can't say it is never used as Lucy uses it, only that I have never heard it used in that way. Even the online example "his finicky copperplate hand" can, perhaps should, be taken to imply that the writer of copperplate handwriting (his "hand") is "finicky" or particular about his writing rather than that "copperplate" is "finicky" in the sense of being very difficult.

  • @ernietremblay1712
    @ernietremblay1712 24 дні тому +47

    I've lived in the US all of my life (74 years), and I've never, ever heard anyone say "on accident." It's "by accident." Mind you, I spent my career as an editor/writer, so I pay attention to these things.

    • @hcltami
      @hcltami 23 дні тому +6

      It's a regional quirk used commonly in the Midwest. As an editor, I certainly wouldn't use it in print, but it is a commonly used phrase where I live.

    • @Anneras1958
      @Anneras1958 23 дні тому +2

      You’ve apparently never lived in New Mexico.

    • @ernietremblay1712
      @ernietremblay1712 23 дні тому +2

      @@hcltami Thank you! Good to know.

    • @ernietremblay1712
      @ernietremblay1712 23 дні тому +3

      @@Anneras1958 I haven't, but i assume, from your reply, it's a regionalism there. Thank you!

    • @maryjones630
      @maryjones630 23 дні тому +3

      It drives me crazy when I hear "on accident", it was used in Nevada.

  • @TonyBurke100
    @TonyBurke100 22 дні тому +6

    I'm 70 I got them all correctly however I've never heard or seen the last one but spelling it correctly was easy because my father, who spoke six languages would sit me down every day after school to help me with my spelling. I've learned how to spell phonetically i.e. just by a word's sound but we can learn what words mean simply by their context i.e. how they fit into a phrase or sentence.

    • @annewelch-uk1of
      @annewelch-uk1of 21 день тому +1

      We learned Phonics, that's how we were taught to read. I knew almost all of these words.

    • @charleshayes2528
      @charleshayes2528 16 днів тому +1

      @TonyBurke100 The only problem is that English doesn't always follow phonetic rules and can spell the same sound multiple ways or pronounce the same letters more than one way, as with the infamous "ough" sounds. When I was a young kid, we regularly passed a pub on a very busy main road (it is now long gone). It was called "The Plough", but we all called it "The Pluff".

  • @FirudinAslanov-zg9cp
    @FirudinAslanov-zg9cp 19 днів тому +1

    Thanks,Lucy for your great lessons

  • @tsadik-rs1ti
    @tsadik-rs1ti 26 днів тому +104

    with a teacher like you i don't feel englishphobia thank you!

  • @hannahmagic9582
    @hannahmagic9582 29 днів тому +7

    I love the word "urge", it has such a beautiful image to it in my head. Like I was "as if I was urged to follow his every move to make sure he is still there" or "the urge to constantly improve myself was so strong that I couldn't stop myself anymore"

    • @MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl
      @MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl 25 днів тому

      as a bonus you get a clue how to pronounce the German umlaut "ö" .

    • @lhpl
      @lhpl 25 днів тому

      But "urge" is not _quite_ as woody as "gone".

    • @ejohn8733
      @ejohn8733 24 дні тому

      I doubt you could get through third grade in the United States without knowing the meaning of the word urge. I've got a word for you and I'll use it in a sentence, this is moronic

  • @heikedietzel4603
    @heikedietzel4603 14 днів тому

    I am always deeply impressed and grateful by your way of teaching ‼️

  • @leisapertesis4206
    @leisapertesis4206 20 днів тому +4

    As a close to 65 year old American, I remember my English classes, which always included spelling, even in my Senior AP English class. When my husband and I got married, I referred to him as Mr. Dictionary as he actually read the Dictionary as a child.

    • @Eileen-kr7jg
      @Eileen-kr7jg 18 днів тому +1

      Loved Roget’s Thesaurus. My brother always pronounced it as Roe-gets thesaurus. Argghh.

  • @lauraanccilotto2620
    @lauraanccilotto2620 23 дні тому +16

    Hi Lucy! I am a teacher for multi sensory impaired people and deafblind people and also an English teacher. I am very pleased, not happy of course, that you showed the perfect translation for a new word in the field of Special Education: ableism! We do have something similar in Portuguese (I am Brazilian) but I had never heard it in English before! As I do sometimes translations related to the field of Special Ed I would like to thank you very much! Many Brazilian kisses!

    • @macalacalan1175
      @macalacalan1175 23 дні тому +1

      Don't feel too bad (anguished?) .... English is my first and (I'm embarassed to admit) only language, I was also a teacher, majored in English when I did my B Ed., taught English to non English speakers (ESL) then advised teachers how to teach ESL and afterwards wrote a column in a major Australian newspaper .... and have never before heard the word ableism. It's an absolute cracker (corker, ripper, Bobby Dazzler) - "Manuel exhibits traits of ableism". "Sarah is an ableist". I wonder if one can suffer from disableism?! I reckon it would be more correct to say that someone experiences disableism - ?! Could one miraculously be (or become?) disableised - in the same way as one might perhaps be (or become) denazified? 🤣
      Here's one for you - "I have long experienced solastalgia". I wager that word will have you feeling inordinately perplexed. 😊 🦘

    • @MAEURASTAR
      @MAEURASTAR 22 дні тому

      That was a new word for me.

  • @anithat.p5625
    @anithat.p5625 Місяць тому +18

    Thankyou very much teacher. I've learned a lot from you😊❤❤

  • @purvipatiwana7231
    @purvipatiwana7231 21 день тому +2

    Enjoyed this tutoring video. Gaslighting is a word i have recently learned. Mainly because i was searching for anwers for a close friend's behaviuor

  • @zoskalanders6742
    @zoskalanders6742 21 день тому +2

    I did not know the last three words! Thank you for the lesson!

  • @SAGHAJAR
    @SAGHAJAR 26 днів тому +5

    The super-advanced part was very useful, thank you, I look forward for more super-advanced words from you.

    • @EvelynTokamp
      @EvelynTokamp 23 дні тому

      Super-advanced @SAGHAJAR. The subtle British humour is fine. Glad I live on the continent, in a country where it is less common. Unless one is brought up with it :)

  • @VivaLaVittoria
    @VivaLaVittoria 23 дні тому +21

    I'm a native English speaker (American) and I have never heard the words gabble nor nomophobia! It's really fun for me to learn British English words. In America we know "reckon" but it's something rarely used, and pretty old fashioned.

    • @shibumi5210
      @shibumi5210 22 дні тому +3

      Reckon has very prevalent use in the Southern United States for hundreds of years- but a Brit might not recognize it in use by a native speaker, as it sounds more like "reckin" than the way she said it... : )

    • @JasminMiettunen
      @JasminMiettunen 21 день тому +2

      @@shibumi5210I instantly thought of an old Southern man going “I reckon” when I heard the word, lol

    • @ataguala
      @ataguala 20 днів тому +2

      You may not have hear the word 'gabble', but you do have a preseident that 'gabbles' most of the time.

  • @rosangelameschi2162
    @rosangelameschi2162 21 день тому

    As a foreigner knowing 13 off 15 makes me rather proud of myself. Thanks dor this kind of video. Very educational yet entertaining. Would you consider making a series? I would definitely appreciate it. Thanks

  • @khmerdhammatalk2021
    @khmerdhammatalk2021 19 днів тому +1

    Lucy, great lessons for learners of English.

  • @philflip1963
    @philflip1963 23 дні тому +6

    Deliberate is often used to mean intentional but more accurately it means to do something having given mental consideration to the act. (Having, 'Deliberated' upon it). It implies some agency of the higher mind is involved rather than merely a more instinctual or invoulentary/reflexive action.
    Reflexive actions can also include an aspect of intentionality, however this, 'intentionality' is hard wired and involves little or no use of abstractions or symbolic conceptualisations.

  • @jefroid661
    @jefroid661 25 днів тому +5

    There is something that draws me to British English. It is so subtle and always sounds polite and formal, which is very useful in the business world. Additionally, most people I know try to speak some form of American English, so I also kind of wanted to sound different and more sophisticated. Thank you Lucy for helping me on my journey.

  • @hamadosman6802
    @hamadosman6802 18 днів тому

    I love your way of technical teaching very fascinating

  • @DaughterofTheKing960
    @DaughterofTheKing960 17 днів тому

    I'am familiar with 12 of these words. This was SO MUCH FUN!!
    LOVED IT!! Thank You!!🩷🙂

  • @adnannineninemrsmart7262
    @adnannineninemrsmart7262 Місяць тому +18

    Lucy is my dream english teacher but unfortunetly i'm broke😢 but one day my dream come true and she will be my teacher

  • @broadcentrix9466
    @broadcentrix9466 Місяць тому +4

    Thank you so much Lucy

  • @cecilelabbe4049
    @cecilelabbe4049 11 днів тому

    @Englishwithlucy, Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Coming across your new video and learning new words is always fascinating.

  • @choosumfat
    @choosumfat 21 день тому +1

    What I love about the English language is that you can just invent new words and they sound like words that have always been around. Many languages simply borrow or incorporate foreign words (often verbatim) and a significant length of time and common usage must pass before they begin to sound "normal" and people forget where they came from (words, not people). Not English. Say anything...sounds proper :)

  • @Ramakrishna1947124
    @Ramakrishna1947124 25 днів тому +7

    I knew 13 words . Didn’t know ableism and that lat word.
    Beautiful to behold and lovely delivery, awesome lessons.
    Thank you Ms. Lucy.

  • @M0ToR
    @M0ToR 24 дні тому +4

    13:30 learned a couple of new words, thank you!
    and my favorite was “Lucy”

  • @hawakuliosman6050
    @hawakuliosman6050 18 днів тому

    Very informative❤ thank you🙏

  • @hafeezabro2736
    @hafeezabro2736 21 день тому

    Excellent way of teachings, highly appreciated. Liked and shared too.

  • @Bal_x
    @Bal_x Місяць тому +23

    Türkiye'den selamlar. Şaka yapmıyorum, senin sayende İngilizcem ve ingiliz aksanım çok gelişti. Teşekkür ederim değerli online öğretmenim! ❤️ 🇹🇷

    • @mehmettemel8725
      @mehmettemel8725 29 днів тому +4

      Ingilizce ogretmenine Turkce yazmak.😂😂

    • @Bal_x
      @Bal_x 29 днів тому +5

      @@mehmettemel8725 Biraz da onlar çevirsin 🙂

    • @mehmetcakir2347
      @mehmetcakir2347 29 днів тому +2

      @@mehmettemel8725 çok gelişmiş ya o yüzden asadasdaf.

    • @Bal_x
      @Bal_x 28 днів тому +2

      @@mehmetcakir2347 Bilerek Türkçe yazdım :)

    • @ahmetatci7745
      @ahmetatci7745 25 днів тому +1

      So, why don't you write all these advancements in English, then?

  • @johnsavard7583
    @johnsavard7583 24 дні тому +24

    Of course, a core memory can also be an assemblage of doughnut-shaped ferrites, usually with a small amount of lithium to make their hysteresis characteristics more independent of temperature, with wires strung through them. The IBM 704 was an early commercial computer with a core memory, as opposed to drum memories, Williams Tubes, and mercury or piezoelectric delay lines. The Honeywell 200 pioneered the use of core memories with cores containing lithium to improve their temperature characteristics.

    • @thiswaseem
      @thiswaseem 23 дні тому

      Gosh, is this also English? 😮

    • @user-oz7bu2jp4k
      @user-oz7bu2jp4k 23 дні тому

      You might well ask!

    • @brianjohns5636
      @brianjohns5636 23 дні тому

      You took the words out of my mouth !😂

    • @tonyh5484
      @tonyh5484 22 дні тому +3

      i bet you're that sad old geezer sat all alone at the end of the bar, wondering why you've got no mates

    • @BW022
      @BW022 22 дні тому +2

      It is still a derivation of central or inner. The iron ferrite core is at the center of coil or crossing in the memory. Same as reactor core, pencil core, processing core, apple core, core span, etc.

  • @osonhodeleon
    @osonhodeleon День тому

    Another great video. Thank you Lucy.

  • @ZanibIqbal-sz7jp
    @ZanibIqbal-sz7jp 6 днів тому

    A remarkable strife to make the learners able to learn English in a better fashion. I like your videos so much because I often try to get some learning though I am not native but try best to go through this language because of your excellent accent , politeness and gentle way of delivering lectures. May you have good health and lon life!!!

  • @ishko108
    @ishko108 23 дні тому +6

    I'm 54 years old, from North Macedonia. I got a Cambridge CPE in 1994. My English, I daresay, has improved a lot since then. And yet this is the first time I hear about situationship and nomophobia. Dear Lucy, please tell us: when were these two words first used? Because I can almost guarantee they were not before 2000.

    • @prodigal_
      @prodigal_ 23 дні тому +1

      Hey, on that note can you tell us where the word Macedonia was first used? Spoiler alert: in it's birthplace, which is Greece

    • @johnrichardmurphy9556
      @johnrichardmurphy9556 22 дні тому +2

      to my ear, situantionship sounds a clumsy construct. Nomopobia sounds a recently invented word - never heard it before.

    • @ishko108
      @ishko108 22 дні тому

      @@johnrichardmurphy9556 exactly. The new generations confusing us with their newfangled language.

    • @markwalker8374
      @markwalker8374 22 дні тому +2

      @@johnrichardmurphy9556 yes and its a common feature of people eg politicians trying to big note themselves by inventing new terms instead of using existing words

    • @charleshayes2528
      @charleshayes2528 16 днів тому

      @ishko108 Both since 2000. A quick look on Google will give you both.

  • @MendeMaria-ej8bf
    @MendeMaria-ej8bf Місяць тому +3

    The most advanced words were quite a challenge. 😂 Thank you. ❤

  • @jibrailjabbarcandao9884
    @jibrailjabbarcandao9884 21 день тому +1

    I liked the learning about the words nomophobia and ableism the most. And the starting words were a great refresher.😊

  • @ezraluneta456
    @ezraluneta456 15 днів тому

    Finicky. It's my first time hearing about it. Thanks Ms. Lucy.

  • @tywinlannister8015
    @tywinlannister8015 Місяць тому +76

    Being French I have a natural edge on the vocabulary. You say a french word in english and you look super smart most of the time because it's a super refined and obscure word XD

    • @user-no2mz9hl4f
      @user-no2mz9hl4f 29 днів тому +2

      That’s definitely true! There’s a lot of Latin influence in English, which of course is the father of all the Romantic languages. I adore the French language.

    • @emilyteacher5906
      @emilyteacher5906 28 днів тому +3

      English is of Germanic origin so Latin has been as influential as on other European languages...being French doesn't help you more than being Spanish in this case.

    • @reguisthesjw7796
      @reguisthesjw7796 27 днів тому

      IKR ?

    • @reguisthesjw7796
      @reguisthesjw7796 27 днів тому +7

      Even if it's a Germanic language the english vocabulary is massively of french origin.
      Which is the topic here.

    • @daniilsolonets8100
      @daniilsolonets8100 26 днів тому +10

      Yeah that’s because of the Battle of Hastings 1066 in which Normans won, history changed from Anglo-Saxon language, which was Germanic influence, shifted to rich people speaking French. If not this battle, English would have been very similar language to Dutch, German and other Germanic languages.

  • @blueB3300
    @blueB3300 25 днів тому +12

    When reading a British newspaper if I pass without consulting to a thick dictionary or web I feel grateful. English is a vocab monster.

    • @koenth2359
      @koenth2359 24 дні тому

      In my view it's a treasure trove rather than a monster!

  • @Arollinna
    @Arollinna 19 днів тому +1

    an amazing video, thanks! :)

  • @sadagopanramesh5500
    @sadagopanramesh5500 21 день тому

    Very helpful ❤. You can bring in some more tough words .Thank you

  • @ismailakdim8889
    @ismailakdim8889 Місяць тому +3

    Cheers from Morocco lady!

  • @rmd4209
    @rmd4209 29 днів тому +4

    Hi Lucy, really nice words. As a non native English speaker I got 14/15 for this exercise. It's quite easy to know the meaning of a word or in infer it from the context. Could you do more of these videos in future? Thanks.

  • @IRON-MAN._.827
    @IRON-MAN._.827 21 день тому

    wonderfull lesson greatly enjoyed it

  • @NihalAlwis-xw4ky
    @NihalAlwis-xw4ky 12 днів тому

    Thank you so much it's very essential for my knowledge..❤👍🙏🙏🙏

  • @aasiyasingh2341
    @aasiyasingh2341 29 днів тому +16

    I knew 13 words, had no clue about finicky or nomophobia. But now my favourite word from the list has to be finicky, I just love how it rolls off the tongue.

    • @kumark214
      @kumark214 25 днів тому +1

      I thought it was a ubiquitous word. I use it all the time.

    • @michs342
      @michs342 24 дні тому +1

      For me it was situationship that I had never heard of before.

    • @devisinghransore8800
      @devisinghransore8800 23 дні тому

      I didn't know finicky ableism and situationship

  • @mydknight357
    @mydknight357 27 днів тому +40

    I knew all of those with the exception of "gabble". In American English we use something similar. "Babble". When a person is speaking incoherently, nonsensically, or excessively, we say that they're "babbling".

    • @lucasprestes
      @lucasprestes 24 дні тому +3

      OW! Babble! That makes so much sense now! Yeah that's the one I know

    • @dannyboy5086
      @dannyboy5086 24 дні тому +6

      Same! Gibberish, jibber-jabber, babble, but haven't heard gabble before.

    • @mustangsally5426
      @mustangsally5426 23 дні тому +1

      No such thing as American English. English was invented in England, United Kingdom many centuries way before USA was a country.

    • @derrickcrowe3888
      @derrickcrowe3888 23 дні тому +3

      ​​​@@mustangsally5426 Do you also believe that there is no such thing as Japanese cars because cars were invented in Germany centuries before Japan saw them?
      Also, fun fact, the USA is older than the UK.

    • @mustangsally5426
      @mustangsally5426 23 дні тому +1

      @@derrickcrowe3888USA is older than the UK? UK was formed in 1707 with Scotland, England is over a thousand years old, USA was formed in 1783, Paris Treaty. Stop fiddling with our English language and stop writing utter nonsense.

  • @swarna708
    @swarna708 22 дні тому

    Last three , were new to me . I loved your program

  • @sharonpartington1883
    @sharonpartington1883 19 днів тому +1

    I knew 14 (66 years old and English South African) and laughed at the final word, which I am - will not forget that easily and will use it often. Thank you for an interesting challenge.

  • @michelrushdy1262
    @michelrushdy1262 18 днів тому +4

    As a former teacher, all my mistakes have always been deliberate 🙂

  • @clivewilliams3661
    @clivewilliams3661 24 дні тому +7

    Reckon can also mean to assess a cost for example.

    • @ronaldviens7862
      @ronaldviens7862 23 дні тому +1

      To estimate or guess, often trying to follow directions exactly.

  • @user-mq8fn8cz8k
    @user-mq8fn8cz8k 9 днів тому

    Thanks, I've learned something new today 😁😁 New words and meaning .

  • @blissfuly8375
    @blissfuly8375 17 годин тому

    Love your teaching especially the selection of words, examples and pronunciation on where to stress. Hope to see more of your videos for different level of english

  • @KingstonFarell
    @KingstonFarell 18 днів тому +4

    I didn't know "gig" and "reckon". Ty for that ! But for some, i'm French and it's easier i guess (deliberate is "délibérement" and "urge" is used in French too and furthermore "Urgent" is from that so..)

  • @hrafnatyr9794
    @hrafnatyr9794 24 дні тому +5

    Being a middle aged Swede and never having lived in the UK or any other English-speaking country, I am quite happy with twelve out of 15. "gabble", "ableism" and "nomophobia" I had never heard before, but how the last mentioned came about is quite easy to grasp.

  • @100xEnglish
    @100xEnglish 4 дні тому

    Thank you for this useful video

  • @martagarcia206
    @martagarcia206 20 днів тому

    Excellent, thank you very much....

  • @markyoung950
    @markyoung950 24 дні тому +6

    I am from New England, no pun intended, I have never heard anyone use "on accident." On accident would be considered strange and improper. Gabble: wasn't there a Led Zeppelin song - Gabble on? How can you consider your list challenging: Ultracrepidarian, homunculus, orthogonal, pixilation, succinct, entomology, polyploidy, ductical.... Is this video intended for people learning english?
    You should be a contestant on Countdown.

    • @MagicCityGirl
      @MagicCityGirl 19 днів тому

      I think the Zepplin song is Ramble On. 😀

  • @joshharris3040
    @joshharris3040 25 днів тому +17

    As an American English speaker, I pronounce "elsewhere" with stress on the first syllable: ELSEwhere.

    • @IrishSchaller
      @IrishSchaller 25 днів тому +2

      British English speakers also put stress or don't stress at all the 'else' in 'elsewhere'. Depending on your accent, her accent is pretty much Received Pronunciation, which a lot of people call 'posh'

    • @markr.1984
      @markr.1984 23 дні тому

      Also. many Americans pronounce both 'else and 'where' equally, with no accented syllable. This is the way I pronounce it.

    • @beverlytheis2836
      @beverlytheis2836 21 день тому

      So do I!!!

  • @pranatijena6579
    @pranatijena6579 11 днів тому

    Very nice and very educational and useful too

  • @klalitha3078
    @klalitha3078 21 день тому

    Enjoyed your programme.Though I am a retired professor of English Literature, learnt new words“nomophobia” and “situationship”