How u assumed that awfully good is oxymoron....oxymoron doesn't mean that u put two contradictary word together and it will work out....haha that's seriously funny
I want to thank you especially for those explanations that you write under your videos like subtitles because sometimes I can't understand what you say due to my own accent but when I read I get it. Thank you for these useful videos. Greetings from Turkey 😊
I would try to avoid them in academic and formal writing, but they're very common in most contexts. They're just funny when you stop to think about the contradiction in their meaning.
Yeah, like when should I put “load whisper”? Or “alone in a crowd”? It’s hard for a young writer like me to try and put them in a way it works. Dose that make any sense? No? Oh whatever.
How about Tuesday, at 7:30 pm? 1. Imagine an unhappy couple at opposite ends of a table having dinner. They are alone together. The physical distance separating them is emblematic of their disunion. 2. Crash landing: Either a plane lands safely, or it falls out of sky and crashes into the earth, usually with no survivors. But a crash landing is an emer- gency procedure, with both a crash and a landing occurring together. About ten years ago, Captain Sully crash landed his passenger plane in the Hudson River in New York with no loss of life. At take off from La Guardia Airport in NYC, his jet through flew into a flock of birds, which caused both of the jet's engines to fail. That he was able to safely crash land his plane with no loss of life was a minor miracle. There is a recent Tom Hanks film about this brave and competent pilot. 3. Waking nightmare: A night- mare is a horrible dream that can only occur when you are asleep. If you are awake, then you cannot have a nightmare. There might be some exceptions though. You could say that for many Americans, the Trump Admin- istration is a waking night- mare. 4. Devout atheist: Generally speak- ing, a devout person is a be- liever in God, who closely observes religious customs. An atheist does not believe in God. Some famous atheists are Fredrich Nietzsche, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hutchins, and Penn & Teller. Say you wit- messed a debate about the existence of God between the Pope and Sir Richard Dawkins. If you thought Dawkins won the debate, you might say about him that he is as devout an atheist as the Pope is a devout Christian.
"alone together" in Rusian has an equivalent - "alone in a crowd" (одинокий в толпе). You can see a lot of people around you but you are alone anyway... =(
Actually alone together means that you are with someone else, PHYSICALLY away from the crowd. Like if you are with your girlfriend at a party away from everyone else is then you two are, "alone together"
I always thought oxymorons were absurd. Thank you so much for helping me see the number of times I've used them, never knowing I've used them.( I'm not sure that makes sense!!)
Thanks a lot dear sir. I saw some videos about oxymoron but I cannot undustand properly.Through your video, I get a clear concept. Greeting from Bangladesh.
I would love to make this happen, but me and the EngVid team do these videos in our free time, which isn't a lot. Maybe one day the website will be big enough so I can focus just on creating content for it, but for now, 2 videos a month is what most of us can manage.
I like to learn new things. This is the best way to learn when it is not boring. You do interesting topics and thank you for it. Greetings from Poland.
I'm so grateful for UA-cam. I was looking for the meaning of oximoron,and to make the story short,i'v gone through many dictionary apps on play store,but after downloading several of them,and reading many reviews,I ended up as frustrated as it could be. So, I decided to go check the word on UA-cam. What a blessing. A marvelous explanation of the meaning and a lesson on etymology at the same time. It doesn't get any better than this.
I didn't know they actually exist in English too, we've studied them in French last year ^-^ but Thanks.That's one great explanation, keep up the good work. :D
@@dakilla5105 you can’t renew something by renewing the eyes upon which something is gazed. Therefore it is an oxymoron. A brand new owner doesn’t equal a brand new thing
+English Lessons with Alex (engVid AlexESLvid) hey man , I like your lessons very very much , I've never forgotten your lesson about five jokes , like (seven ate nine , so six was afraid). hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh , thanks alot man.
3:25 could you please explain a little deeper how the oxymorons are used in everyday life instead of just saying ''therefore the combination makes no sense''
4.20 thanks for good video. what about the word "guesstimate" ? a combination of guess and estimate. but the meaning of "exact estimate " an estimate which is much closer to the exact value. and "guesstimate" rough estimate without considering other factors involved in the estimate.
“Once again” this video is awesome
haha that's a good one
Nice one.
Once again is not an oxy moron. You said once this video is awesome so you're saying it once again, this video is awesome
Awesomely bad
Lmao
You are an awfully good teacher. Was that ok? If not I'm really sorry. LOL.
Haha. You got it.
Johnny Valencia i don't underdtand how this work if don't make sense,but in awfully good teacher is the teacher who get better than before?
Johnny Valencia
awfully good. I see. I see. I thought it for a second. Does it make sense?
How u assumed that awfully good is oxymoron....oxymoron doesn't mean that u put two contradictary word together and it will work out....haha that's seriously funny
Looks like u got it!!!,🤣
The Great Depression. I enjoyed the English lesson Alex
Thanks
Everything you said in this video is unbelievably true. My grateful is currently endless.
constantly changing
Nice one!
aren't they just changing but constantly. Different from 'constant changing'.
I want to thank you especially for those explanations that you write under your videos like subtitles because sometimes I can't understand what you say due to my own accent but when I read I get it. Thank you for these useful videos. Greetings from Turkey 😊
I'm glad you've found a way to learn from the videos!
Thanks for this video teacher👩🏫 I'm from 🇮🇳 india🇮🇳
Are oxymorons recommended in academic or formal writings? Thanks for this wonderful lesson, Alex!
I would try to avoid them in academic and formal writing, but they're very common in most contexts. They're just funny when you stop to think about the contradiction in their meaning.
"I'm busy doing nothing."
"That's pretty ugly."
RUDE
Alex is the best as always.
I do love your lessons! The more I come here, the more I learn from you!
Awesome, thank you!
Wonderful sir... !!!
I would like to know when to use each one.
YEY We use them all the time though.
Yeah, like when should I put “load whisper”? Or “alone in a crowd”? It’s hard for a young writer like me to try and put them in a way it works. Dose that make any sense? No? Oh whatever.
How about Tuesday, at 7:30 pm?
1. Imagine an unhappy couple
at opposite ends of a table
having dinner. They are alone
together. The physical distance
separating them is emblematic
of their disunion.
2. Crash landing: Either a plane
lands safely, or it falls out of
sky and crashes into the earth,
usually with no survivors. But
a crash landing is an emer-
gency procedure, with both
a crash and a landing occurring
together. About ten years ago,
Captain Sully crash landed his
passenger plane in the Hudson
River in New York with no loss
of life. At take off from
La Guardia Airport in NYC,
his jet through flew into a flock
of birds, which caused both
of the jet's engines to fail.
That he was able to safely
crash land his plane with no
loss of life was a minor
miracle. There is a recent Tom
Hanks film about this brave
and competent pilot.
3. Waking nightmare: A night-
mare is a horrible dream
that can only occur when
you are asleep. If you are
awake, then you cannot have
a nightmare. There might be
some exceptions though.
You could say that for many
Americans, the Trump Admin-
istration is a waking night-
mare.
4. Devout atheist: Generally speak-
ing, a devout person is a be-
liever in God, who closely
observes religious customs.
An atheist does not believe
in God. Some famous atheists
are Fredrich Nietzsche, Richard
Dawkins, Christopher Hutchins,
and Penn & Teller. Say you wit-
messed a debate about the
existence of God between the
Pope and Sir Richard Dawkins.
If you thought Dawkins won the
debate, you might say about
him that he is as devout an
atheist as the Pope is a devout
Christian.
You are teaching me what I was supposed to learn in primary school. This stuff is important for your future, kids.
You are the only choice I got for English grammar
Thank you for your best videos, Alex
Well done, Alex. You're in uncharted waters, breaking new ground.
you are the best teacher that's needed where knowledge is missing
I really need this at school so ty
This expression has existed for how long? I had never heard about it before this Fall. Now its use has exploded completely.
Excellent video ! Your list of oxymorons is excellent also. Thank you for sharing and teaching.
"alone together" in Rusian has an equivalent - "alone in a crowd" (одинокий в толпе). You can see a lot of people around you but you are alone anyway... =(
Actually alone together means that you are with someone else, PHYSICALLY away from the crowd. Like if you are with your girlfriend at a party away from everyone else is then you two are, "alone together"
Muhilan Selvaa thanks for explanation
Muhilan Selvaa точно?
Oh so sad T_T
Солёное Радио Oxymoron!
I always thought oxymorons were absurd. Thank you so much for helping me see the number of times I've used them, never knowing I've used them.( I'm not sure that makes sense!!)
A way you taught people is excellent
Thanks Sir ❤ God bless you 🙏
Got it . Thanks For explaining it.
Thank you, a great refresher.
Awesome 👍 CLARIFIED***
"Found missing."
I should sue you for that because I spat my tea all over the keyboard laughing :D
Damn. I’m sorry! I hope it survived!
@@engvidAlex Lol. Yeah it's fine. It really took me off guard that one :D
You cant forget remembering me in your conclusion. Lol
Too good
Your explanation reminded me of my college English prof. It's elaborately simple
If I use one of them for a example..which one should I use?
Thank Alex, I fell that improve my knowledges whith your excellents english video class.
I´m from Ecuador.
Thanks for studying with EngVid, Andres! I'm always happy to hear that students are benefiting from our lessons.
My son is *oxymoronic* ...
He is my *Little Big* boy!
But he denies it; “No daddy, i am your Big boy!” 😀😀✌️
What a beast, you have a simple and easy definition and have good examples
I'm really excited when I watching your videos . I am not native English. I'm Arabi guy, so you're the best teacher for me! Thanks!
Any time!
This Lesson is ridiculously Funny !! :D
I'm glad you liked it.
Very well explained sir. Thank you sir
Awfully useful this lesson. Thanks.
Requires repeated listening to remember. Thaks teacher.
My pleasure! I hope it’s useful. :)
Thanks a lot dear sir. I saw some videos about oxymoron but I cannot undustand properly.Through your video, I get a clear concept. Greeting from Bangladesh.
you're an Amazing English Teacher! thank you
My pleasure. Thanks for checking it out.
Despite that, I'm a beginner in English, I understand your every singl word, it's so great!!
That's great to hear! :) I'm glad it's easy to understand.
It was really useful as well as funny .
Glad you liked it
Thanks for this lesson mr Alex
Im from India i love your explanation ❤ cleare explanation thank you ❤
Thanks a lot. It would be nice to see your lessons more frequently.
I would love to make this happen, but me and the EngVid team do these videos in our free time, which isn't a lot. Maybe one day the website will be big enough so I can focus just on creating content for it, but for now, 2 videos a month is what most of us can manage.
You're an Excellent teacher !
I like to learn new things. This is the best way to learn when it is not boring. You do interesting topics and thank you for it. Greetings from Poland.
Thanks a lot, Robert!
I'm so grateful for UA-cam. I was looking for the meaning of oximoron,and to make the story short,i'v gone through many dictionary apps on play store,but after downloading several of them,and reading many reviews,I ended up as frustrated as it could be. So, I decided to go check the word on UA-cam. What a blessing. A marvelous explanation of the meaning and a lesson on etymology at the same time. It doesn't get any better than this.
Thank you teacher I really enjoy and my English is improve with your lessons ... I am an Arabic by the way
Thanks a lot for your lessons, Alex.
My pleasure!
@@engvidAlexhi….
Thank u so much sir for making this video 🙏🙏
Such a bittersweet experience. :D - I am personally a big fan of the phrase: Act naturally.
That's a good one!
helped a lot tanks soo much Alex 🙂
Great man love ur vids cleared my probs even teachers can't sort this out I guess at least with me!🤣
Helped me doing my HW 😁😁😁👍🏻👍🏻
Thankyou very much teacher 🙂
you are a good teacher,your teaching is very helpful for me
I'm glad to hear that. Thanks!
Thx for the support, I am struggling with this at school
Thanks! You're a bittersweet Alex. An awesome English lesson.
Ha. Thanks, Kamo. Have a great weekend!
It's really very helpful for us thank you so much sir
Teaching English was once something I tried to assist with.
Good explanation
Honest Politician 😯
Hi thenks for your quality work. One question, is climb down an oximoron?
Yes
Sorry it took 2 years to reply
Great work, Alex!
Alex! You are 👍
Thanks for everything
Any time!
This is awfully nice of you.many thanks
I didn't know they actually exist in English too, we've studied them in French last year ^-^ but Thanks.That's one great explanation, keep up the good work. :D
Yep! I assume they exist in many or most languages.
thank you for this useful lesson!
You're very welcome.
Thanks you helpt my brother alot👊
That's fantastic to hear. Thanks, Jodindra!
Wow such a good teacher i understand now thanks!
I’ve just bought myself a brand-new antique
Its brand new to you because you've never seen it but its still an antique so that works
@@dakilla5105 you can’t renew something by renewing the eyes upon which something is gazed. Therefore it is an oxymoron. A brand new owner doesn’t equal a brand new thing
thanks alot , your lessons are amazing.
Thanks a lot for checking it out!
+English Lessons with Alex (engVid AlexESLvid) hey man , I like your lessons very very much , I've never forgotten your lesson about five jokes , like (seven ate nine , so six was afraid). hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh , thanks alot man.
That's awesome to read! Thanks a lot!
Best explanation yet!!
You are the best.thank u that you are in our world😍😘
That's very kind of you to say. Thank you so much.
Really interesting information...Keep it up
Thanks, Alejandro! I will! :)
Digging the Ultramantis T-Shirt :-)
You're probably the only person who will ever get that. Thanks for noticing!
these videos are so good
Enjoyed studying 👍🏻
Thanks 🥰🥰🥰
great effort
This lesson is bae, we Alexes are smart and nifty. ☺
Haha. Nice.
I was tired of oxymoron but now it is cristally clear
great explanation, thankss
This video was hilarious and I enjoyed it.
thanks a lot teacher! your accent is clear but it’s not too slow
Thanks from Brazil Alex!
My pleasure!
Very help full
Wow...thank you so much...I understand now🥺❤️❤️
My pleasure! I’m glad it was clear. :)
Thank you 👍
You are welcome.
3:25 could you please explain a little deeper how the oxymorons are used in everyday life instead of just saying ''therefore the combination makes no sense''
Thanks a lot Alex! Although these oxymorons don't seem logical, we can use them daily. Right?
Yes! They're common phrases that are contradictions when you stop to think about them.
4.20 thanks for good video. what about the word "guesstimate" ? a combination of guess and estimate.
but the meaning of "exact estimate " an estimate which is much closer to the exact value. and "guesstimate" rough estimate without considering other factors involved in the estimate.
Thanks Alex! I understand it well.
Thanks for help needed it for homework
thanks a lot teacher ...
You're welcome.