Intensifiers and Downtoners in American English Conversation
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
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Index
0:01 Introduction
1:18 Types of adverbs
2:18 Intensifiers (also called "amplifiers")
3:20 Pronunciation of intensifiers
3:38 Doubling and combining intensifiers
5:24 Too
5:49 How (rude)! How (sweet)!
6:15 Quiz 1: Intensifiers in conversation
8:12 Downtoners (also called "diminishers")
9:26 Note about using intensifiers and downtoners with adverbs
10:12 Quiz 2: Sorting intensifiers and downtoners
11:19 Informal intensifiers: awful, real, crazy, super, stupid, wicked
12:23 Profane intensifiers
12:44 Downtoners and hedges to be polite
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Sources for this lesson include:
Biber D. et al. (2007). Longman grammar of spoken and written English. Essex: Pearson Education Limited.
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Dear teacher, I thank you a lot for this lesson.I have to tell you, without fear of being contradicted, your stunning smile is a downtowner.Have a wonderful weekend dear teacher!
Well, I've never heard a smile described as a downtoner, but "stunning" is certainly a positive word, and I thank you for that. 😃 Take care.
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Dream more
Complain less
Listen more
Talk less
Love more
Argue less
Hope more
Fear less
Relax more
Worry less
Believe more
Doubt less
Play more
Work less
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Learning about Intensifiers and down toners through exercises was really, really exquisite.
Glad to hear you liked the lesson, and I'm so very excited to see that many intensifiers in your comment! You're a totally awesome student!
I have hear that (quite) is intensifier not downtoner
@@emadmohsen859 Yes, some define it as "very," but others see it more as "rather." I think a lot depends on a person's tone. You may make "quite" sound like enthusiastic support or a hesitant acknowledgement. www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/quite
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I'm happy you're here to study with me. I share a new UA-cam lesson every Thursday. I post shorter clips on Instagram every Monday. :)
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"Gold and silver being shiny attracted human beings."
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Being shiny, gold and silver attracted humans.
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Intensifiers are very common. Quite often they will involve a bit of exaggeration:
That was absolutely out of this world.
You're so amazingly clever.
This is undeniably the best work I've seen or will ever ever see.
With 'wicked,' we can can also say 'That's wicked!'
With 'stupid,,' we can also say 'You beat him stupid' or 'You beat him silly. With that one, it is very important not to add a comma after 'him' or you'll be entitling the reader as 'Stupid' or 'Silly.'
I like 'big league'
It's gone - big league!
Really? I've heard "stupid good," but I haven't heard "stupid" with verbs. I've certainly heard "silly," as in he drank himself silly. I put a short punctuation quiz on the community tab for members. It goes along with your explanation about the comma.
@@Englishwithjennifer It would be considered as poor grammar, though.' I worked myself to exhaustion' and 'I teased him an awful lot,' are better alternatives to 'I worked myself stupid,' and 'I teased him stupid.'
Good to note the alternatives.
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Hi Andrea! I love that use of "jolly"! It's playful. Wish we had it in the U.S.
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I'm happy you're here each week with me, Aparecido. Please stay safe and healthy as well.
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Excuse me , we know thah defining relative clauses add essential information to the antecedent and we also know that non defining relative clauses add extra information to the antecedent .I want to ask why we couldn't use that with non relative clauses .what is the reason behind that ?
Are you asking about clauses other than relative/adjective clauses?
Some related links:
(types of clauses) ua-cam.com/video/u3CJs0etXkw/v-deo.html
(putting clauses together) ua-cam.com/video/5qr-_nmJ67Q/v-deo.html
(relative clauses) dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/relative-clauses-defining-and-non-defining
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You are very welcome! You can have some fun on YouGlish and GetYarn listening to different phrases. People really do say "stupid good," though is still sounds funny to me.
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Hi Jennifer. It was good lesson. Our expression intensifier so popular is ... 'bloody good'.❤️
Yes, I've heard that one, though not among Americans. :)
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This remind us of the word "sorry", and how it can be combined with different intensifiers:
I'm very sorry.
I'm really sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I'm ever so sorry.
I'm really, really sorry.
I'm honestly sorry.
I'm deeply sorry.
I'm truly sorry.
I'm sincerely sorry.
I'm terribly sorry.
I'm incredibly sorry.
I'm genuinelly sorry.
I'm exceedingly sorry.
I'm excruciatingly sorry.
Yes, there are many combinations. Some sound more natural than others. "I'm really sorry" and "I'm truly sorry" are very common. I don't think "excruciatingly" is a top pick. Intensifiers are quite fun to work with!
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11:40 New England is in Massachusetts
. right?
Thanks for watching. Actually, Massachusetts is in New England. :)
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Yes, Boston is the capital of Massachusetts. Massachusetts is one of the states in New England, a region in the Northeast. I may make a video about this. :) www.britannica.com/place/New-England
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Might to please tell me if calling random girl ma'am offensive in America ? In India we generally use the word ma'am to address educated or senior woman
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Please see my lesson on forms of address. ua-cam.com/video/fZVKN-Zk3BY/v-deo.html
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Hi. Have you seen my Basic English series? It starts with greetings and introductions. See Lessons 66 and 68.
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Hi.excellent tutorial!Could u plz tell me can the “don't” be reduced to “dən't
” (schwa) in spoken English ? i'v been holding that question forever
There are a few different learner's dictionaries that I like. Here's one. www.dictionary.com/browse/don-t?s=t
I like this one because it acknowledges different pronunciations and shows if there's reduction.
The vowel sound in "don't" doesn't reduce to the schwa, but the E in "them" can.
www.dictionary.com/browse/them?s=t
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The glottal stop is like holding your breath. Can you say, "Uh-oh"? Or just hold your breath for two seconds. Do you feel how you're stopping the air in your throat? That's your glottis. It's a movement with your glottis, not your tongue.
JenniferESL thank you sincerely！can i have another question？when making the consonant s ，do we stick r tongue tip to the back of the upper teeth or lower teeth？
The British people are famous for these intensifiers:
Blinking and Blooming
'You might think it's blinking funny, but I blinking don't.
I don't blinking well know.
You did a blinking good job there, likes.
It's blooming wonderful,
Where are my blooming car keys?
It's blooming well about time, too.
Is "blinking" as substitute for profanity, like "freaking"?
@@Englishwithjennifer 'Blinking' is an alternative to 'bloody.' In Britain 'freaking' is not really used at all. We would say 'flaming' or 'flipping.'
I like that one: flaming!
Is "Bloody " common to say in the US ? I recently saw Dua Lipa say"I blood love it". She said it in Diary of a song by New York Times where she talks about "physical".
@@Englishwithjennifer Sometimes words like that fit an informal conversation better. It is really marvelous. It is flaming marvelous. It is so very hard to do. It is so blinking hard to do. I have a load of infuriating dishes to wash. I have a load of flipping dishes to wash. Ouch! that was extremely hot. Ouch! That was bleeding hot. Oh dear! I'm late. Darn it! I'm late.
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He was awfully good.
Thank you for watching.
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Thank you. It's awfully sweet of you to take the time to comment. :)
No, we don't want to know about the way to use "freaking”. Just teach us how to use the F bombs. :p
Ha ha. Well, F bombs won't be in my lessons. It's not my style of teaching. Hollywood can help with those who wish to become proficient in swearing.
You mean down toners can less quality of a talk.
They lessen the degree of a quality:
It's rather loud. = not too loud or very loud, but somewhat loud
"Rather" lessons the degree of "loudness."