Youtube comments of (@speakenglishwithrupert).

  1. I hope I'm not going to get into trouble for starting a clapping craze LOL!!
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  2. I'm so glad I can help you and I apologize that me and my fellow English teachers haven't shown you this before 👍🙂
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  3. Yes, absolutely! They haven't mastered everything that a human does when speaking, at least yet!
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  4. I'm delighted that I could help! If you're interested in the grammar side of English, by the way, I have a sister YouTube channel "English with Rupert" 🙂
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  5. There's so many things we learn without realising about our native language! When I started teaching English 25 years ago I found that my students knew much more about my language then I did :)
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  6. It's amazing how much order there is to our language, isn't it - and most of us native speakers never realize! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  7. I'll send you an expensive gift if I ever make 10 million subscribers 😂 Thanks for the lovely comment 😁
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  8. LOL!!! But I imagine you are good at listening in your own language - so you are doing exactly the same things without even realising! It just shows how amazing our brains are ;)
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  9. That's great! Thanks for sharing 🙏
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  10. Brilliant! I can hear this in my head right now :)
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  11. Honestly, I know several Swedish people who I thought were British because of their incredible accent! Thanks for commenting!
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  12. Thank you! I appreciate the kind comment 🙂
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  13. I agree!!! But all the students I've ever taught use the word "movie". The Americans got to them before we did 🙂🙂
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  14. I'm glad it was that useful for you! I appreciate the comment 👍😁
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  15. Thanks for your very insightful post 👍🙂
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  16. If a movie had been specified before this conversation, then yes, "the" would be appropriate. Either way, it's an example of how we use context to help our listening 🙂👍
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  17. Possibly. But the conversation could have been: "I went to the cinema yesterday" "Oh. Did you watch a movie?" "Oh no. I just dropped my sister off there. I don't like movies." "Yes. That's what I thought."
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  18. That's an excellent observation. We aim to keep a rhythm, but there are often small variations that lead to precisely what you've just mentioned.
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  19. I really appreciate your kind comment! 😁👍
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  20. Yes, I agree, some people would say "j", and it's definitely possible in Britain too 🙂👍
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  21. Technically yes, but only 12 what I would call "pure" vowel sounds (monophthongs) - the others are, in reality, combinations of these 12. I need to save some topics for future videos or I will run out of ideas :)
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  22. That is a very fair point! However, I hope the principles I teach in this video will also help people to become more fluent, too.
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  23. Yes, we do lots of things without realising! Thanks for commenting!
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  24. They can all be correct apart from 3), but there is a difference between 1/4/5 and 2/6; for 3/6 to be correct, it needs to refer to a concession that had already been specific beforehand :)
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  25. Yes, I imagine there's something in that! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  26. Yes, that's right!
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  27. Thanks for spotting this, Joseph - I tried blurring out the "d" but it messed up the video too much. You are absolutely right, though - privilege should be spelled without a "d". Please accept my apologies for the error!
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  28. Thanks so much for the lovely comment! I am very fond of Turkey having travelled to Istanbul nearly 30 years ago. I hope your students find my work useful 🙂
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  29. Your original sentence without "which" is correct because the adverb clause begins with "how", and the information between the commas is an appositive phrase (i.e. extra information about a word contained by two commas). There is no need for a relative pronoun, because the extra clause began at "how".
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  30. Point taken! In this video, I wanted to make the concept as simple as possible so anyone could understand it, but yes, it's always good to use examples that are as realistic as possible when teaching a language. Thank you for the reminder!
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  31. That's exactly why we do it, I think 😁
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  32. I think the good news from watching Trump is that, in spite of this being a native-speaker instinct, people don't always do this. Also, the number of non-native speakers of English has increased to such a level that it is becoming less and less noticeable if someone speaks English with their own accent. The advice in this video, though, is useful for anyone who wishes to train themselves to speak as natives do. The answer is lots of practice :)
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  33. Great to hear you watched it twice! 👍👍🙏🙂
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  34. I think there is something in that. Indian is the most syllable-timed version of English that I am aware of. I am not suggesting they are wrong, by the way, but it does present an extra challenge when British speakers try to understand Indians and the other way round.
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  35. Thanks so much!
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  36. That's right 👍🙂
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  37. Hi Tek, you are absolutely right, people can stress any word in order to focus attention on it. However, in the absence of a reason to stress a word, the pattern in the video is the "default" for native speakers - if you study videos of UK/US native speech (longer dialogues in full flow, not shorter ones such as when people are thinking on the spot), they usually try their best to get to this rhythm pattern.
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  38. I really appreciate the kind comment! Thanks!
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  39. I'm fascinated! When did I speak Welsh?
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  40. Although most of them fit grammatical rules, the only sentence I would actually use is sentence 3 - the complications come about because the verb "know" doesn't fit the pattern in number 1 (this is more likely to be "I know that he is doing the work"), and because an object pronoun, as you mention, doesn't tend to take relative clauses in the way that a noun usually does.
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  41. I'm glad these videos are still providing good practice for you :)
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  42. I think this is where watching a lot of English speaking video or TV helps a lot - this gradually tunes your listening for the weaker and stronger sounds 😀
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  43. Thanks for letting me know 👍😁
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  44. That's a really interesting comment! Thanks for sharing!
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  45. You've made some really good points there! Thanks for commenting and good luck on making progress with your listening 🙂👍
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  46. This is a tricky one. Here are my thoughts: If the subject is merely for "fronting" (i.e. the important information all comes after the verb), then TO+INFINITIVE works best, e.g. "A vital activity would be to collect all the rubbish". However, the gerund ("ing" form) could be used too, as this merely turns the verb into a noun. Neither would be considered incorrect. If the subject affects the verb, treat it like the Present Continuous and use the gerund e.g. "We would be leaving soon, but there has been a delay".
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  47. Hi! It's probably best to let an American respond to this, but it is generally agreed that American English is stress timed too. My sense is that there may be regions within America that are more syllable timed, but it's not the norm.
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  48. Indeed! Thanks for commenting 🙂👍
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  49. Hi! Yes, I speak British English. I also have a grammar channel English with Rupert 😁
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  50. This video is for people like those you describe. Thanks for commenting!
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  51. Hi! When there is less context, people should speak in a way that accounts for that. Good speakers only expect people to fill in the gaps with context if the context has already been provided. If they don't do this, the error is the speaker's, not the listener's.
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  52. Wow - that's an amazing post! Thank you! If you turn this into a video, I will watch 🙂🙏
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  53. Very interesting - thanks for sharing!!
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  54. I admit, I do love puzzles :)
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  55. There are some occasions where using the correct article actually creates the context ... but when the article is particularly crucial it will tend to be stressed more. Other than that, I can't argue with you...but I don't think you'll be able to persuade the grammar books to stop teaching them 😁
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  56. I'm so glad that was helpful for you :) Thanks for commenting!
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  57. I'm glad you liked it 😀
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  58. That is very true! Thanks for commenting :)
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  59. Number 1 is fine when speaking informally. Number 2 does not have a verb with tense, so it is not a complete sentence 🙂
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  60. I'm glad my video has helped! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  61. Brilliant! I hope that goes well 😁
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  62. Thanks! I hope India is good today 🙂
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  63. Thanks Clive! The rules for intonation vary across the world. Some languages/cultures have the same intonation "norms" as English, and others have completely different norms - which can lead to unintended problems for those who don't know the differences! It's also worth pointing out that, although the rules in this video are generally true for the majority of regions where English is a majority language, there may be some English-speaking regions (e.g. in Asia) that do not adhere completely to these rules, too.
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  64. It's a great pleasure to be helpful again 🙂👍
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  65. It's absolutely fine to use a superlative to indicate the "number 1" in a particular feature even if there are only two options; this happens all the time (e.g two people about to race and the commentator says "who will be the fastest?"). I am only required to use a comparative when mentioning both items or when an attempt to compare one directly against the other is implied.
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  66. I fully respect that - there's no reason why you shouldn't keep your accent :)
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  67. Perhaps! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  68. 😂😂😂 yes, it's a bit like that! Thanks for the nice words!
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  69. I'll try to cover this in a future video 👍🙂
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  70. I've emphasised it for the benefit of English learners, but just listen for a "beat" in extended examples of speech and I think you'll hear it :)
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  71. You are absolutely correct - different social groups have their own mini-languages. I would probably feel a little lost in a gaming community myself! Don't give up, every time you make an effort, it is making a difference :)
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  72. Hi Vladimir! I would say "I'm home" 🙂
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  73. I feel Indian English is a bit flatter than US/GB English, but yes, stress helps us communicate. Thanks for commenting!
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  74. I'm glad you liked it!
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  75. Most TV can be used to study this, yes
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  76. This is an excellent overview. This particular video covers the general principle. Other videos on my channel (and future ones) cover some of the specifics that you point out. 🙂
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  77. I hope this helps! Thanks for commenting!
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  78. Very good!! :)
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  79. Thanks! I see your point, but there are possibilities e.g. buy tickets, drop someone off, find out about upcoming films (movies!!)
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  80. Thanks! 👍
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  81. That's a good way of summarizing it - thanks!
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  82. I appreciate your encouragement 🙂🙏
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  83. I'm glad you liked it Silvia :)
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  84. Wow - I have Brazilian and Portuguese friends, and now I understand the difference. Thanks for teaching me 🙏👍🙂
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  85. Interesting idea! Thanks for commenting!
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  86.  @masimao  Thank you! I really appreciate the kind comment and I'm glad you're finding the course useful 🙂
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  87. Thanks for commenting! I hope you will find other videos on this channel that will help you improve your accent :)
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  88. Thanks very much 😊🙏
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  89. I appreciate the kind comment 🙂
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  90. Thanks so much for the lovely comment :)
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  91. Thanks for commenting and God bless Argentina 👍
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  92. You are right - I taught the general principles in this video but we can stress any word in order to show its importance - I covered this in my latest video on "highlighting" :)
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  93. I think this is my favourite comment ever!!! Thank you so much for sharing it with me! It's great to hear that my video has been useful :) :)
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  94. Hi! I guess this is possible, but there's no significant difference in meaning 🙂
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  95. I would say the "if a" quickly in order to maintain a good rhythm ;)
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  96. Thanks for this!! I'm hoping to go to France this summer, so your notes will be very useful!! :)
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  97.  @margot2001  Probably the north but my children are interested in Carcassonne - they like the board game 😀
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  98. I am so glad I could offer something useful to you - I hope it works well with your students!
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  99. Exactly - you've nailed it! Thanks for commenting :)
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  100. I have a video coming out tomorrow on precisely this topic :) Thanks for commenting!
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  101. Yes! Is that an issue for you?
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  102. Yes this is correct - antie is American, anti is British and most other regions
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  103. I don't know what this means but thank you for what I think is a kind comment!!
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  104. Thanks for writing Caterina! I intend to cover a whole range of topics that you've mentioned in your comment, so keep checking my channel for new videos - I hope I will answer all of your questions eventually :)
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  105. Wow, thanks so much! I hope you enjoy my future videos just as much!
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  106. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍
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  107. Thanks so much 🙏😊
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  108. I'm always grateful when fellow teachers give me encouragement! Thanks so much for commenting 🙂
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  109. That's great! Thanks for letting me know 🙂
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  110. I guess for a native speaker it's part of the language programming they have received from birth! It would be strange for me not to do it :)
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  111. I believe it is stress-timed but probably better to ask a Russian linguist :)
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  112. Thanks! I'll be doing more similar videos in the future 🙂
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  113. That sounds like another video topic 😁 It gets a little more complicated because: a. we have to consider pausing between sense groups b. In longer sentences there are times where the arrangement of grammar/content makes it hard to keep the rhythm - basically, we do our best to keep the rhythm but it may not be as perfect as I've described in this video
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  114. I'm so pleased this video was valuable for you!
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  115. Hi Abdullah! I am from the south of England.
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  116. Thanks for letting me know 🙂
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  117. Yes, it's useful to know the principle, but don't worry too much - English is a global language and we accept people who speak in a variety of ways :)
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  118. You're very welcome 😁
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  119. I appreciate the comment! Best wishes Rupert 👍🙂
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  120. Thanks Muhammad!! Yes, that's my idea. It's best to learn all the features of English bit by bit, rather than all at once. I'm glad it's helping you :)
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  121. Absolutely, and I explain this in my latest video :)
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  122. I'd love to but my German is limited to saying hello :)
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  123. Happy New Year to you and everyone!
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  124. I'm so happy that this was useful for you :)
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  125. You've given me a headache thinking about that!
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  126. Thanks for the lovely comment! I appreciate it!
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  127. I'm glad you found this video - I released it a long time ago but no-one watched it at the time! Perhaps my attempt at humour wasn't the best, but there are some important principles in the video :)
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  128. I'm glad the video was useful to you! Thanks for commenting!
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  129. Thanks for the lovely comment! I'm glad my video has helped you :)
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  130. You are very welcome Rahul!
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  131. There are differences between US and GB English, but on this issue they are generally the same.
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  132. Very interesting! Thanks for commenting!
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  133. Yes - thanks correct!
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  134. They are all possible, yes! "Are fighting" = what they are doing now "Who are fighting" = extra information about Tom and Jerry (there should be a comma before "who") Tom and Jerry fighting = Tom and Jerry in this way
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  135. Thanks for your lovely comment! For pronouncing the letter "r", watch my video on minimal pairs (released last week on this channel) :)
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  136. As a generalisation, the stress-pattern is preferred in most English variations.
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  137. Yes, it's amazing when you realize, isn't it!
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  138. That would be fun to say 😂
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  139. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  140. It's great to know you enjoyed watching this video. I enjoyed making this one, too :)
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  141. Well that is really fascinating. I will have to look up the Hawaiian language one day and look out for what you've said. Thanks for commenting!
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  142. Hi! Yes, my accent would be considered RP, more or less! 😁
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  143. I'm delighted that this has been helpful!
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  144. That's so good to hear! Thanks for letting me know 😁
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  145. I'm delighted to hear this was useful for you!
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  146. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  147. I wish you a happy and prosperous year, too, and lots of great English learning 😁👍
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  148. I'm so glad this was valuable to you 👍😁
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  149. You are very kind! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  150. Thanks so much Fabiana! Nice to see you on this channel :-)
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  151. Thanks for your insightful comment :)
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  152. I made a video about chatgpt and English learning on my other channel (English with Rupert) ... it isn't always right!
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  153. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  154. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! It's great to hear from a fellow teacher :)
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  155. LOL Very good! Thanks for commenting!
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  156. I understand why this would have been marked as wrong, but it doesn't reflect actual usage ... "see a movie" is very commonly used in English speaking countries ("see a film" in the UK)
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  157. Let me know how you are getting on with using these principles :)
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  158. You're welcome 😊
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  159. That's fascinating! Thanks for sharing!
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  160. Thanks so much! Happy New Year!
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  161. You've given me an idea for a future video - thank you!!!
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  162. Thanks for taking the time to comment - I appreciate it 😁
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  163. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  164. Absolutely! This is essential knowledge for all trainee English teachers 🙂
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  165. Thanks for your comment! It actually doesn't - the reason I teach this way is because I have had students from countries where their use of stress patterns has impeded their ability to communicate.
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  166. That's fantastic to hear! I'm so pleased for you 😁
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  167. Watch my next video (coming out tomorrow, 18th December) which will cover the topic of stressing important words in more detail ;)
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  168. Well done, great use of question tags! Thanks for the kind words 🙂
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  169. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  170. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  171. I'm so glad my videos are helping you in this way! Thanks for commenting!
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  172. I would suggest listen to any natural English conversation (perhaps even your own) and try to spot a pattern of beats on the stressed words - whether it is more exaggerated like I've done on this video (to make the point), or whether it is less exaggerated, it's usually there.
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  173. I appreciate the kind comment!
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  174. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  175. That's very often the case, yes, and I cover this in more detail in many of my other videos on this channel :)
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  176. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  177. Yes, there's definitely a bit of variation between speakers in terms of clarity! Thanks for commenting 😁
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  178. Thanks for asking! I'm considering whether to offer this next year - I need to make sure I have enough time - I will make an announcement on my "main" YouTube channel "English With Rupert" if I do this 🙂👍
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  179. Very true! I hope you enjoyed the video!
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  180. Thanks for the kind comment! God bless Rupert 👍
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  181. I have a YouTube channel dedicated to grammar called "English With Rupert" - I cover just about anything to do with English grammar apart from the very basics! Aside that, "English grammar in use" by Raymond Murphy is an accessible and practical grammar book.
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  182. Thanks for the very kind words :)
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  183. 😂😂😂 many students of mine have told me English sounds like singing to them, so I understand completely!
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  184. Thanks for taking the time to comment 🙂
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  185. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  186. Thanks!!!
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  187. I'm glad you found it useful 😁
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  188. You are very welcome, and I'm glad you have remembered the word "awesomesauce"!!
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  189. True - but people learning a new language often forget to transfer these skills when listening to the new language, and need reminding 🙂
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  190. Good idea! I covered this in a video a few weeks ago 🙂👍
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  191. You are absolutely right to point out the variations and I will be covering these in a video soon. However, the teaching in this video is generally agreed to be the "norm".
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  192. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
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  193. The song, actually, doesn't follow the pattern 100%! It stresses "on" before "the plain", whereas in full speed conversation both "on" and "the" will be unstressed 😁
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  194. 🤣🤣🤣
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  195. You are very welcome as always 👍😃
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  196. That's true if your mother tongue has this pattern... but many people's mother tongue does not do this.
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  197. Thank you as always for your kind comments! See you on the next video :)
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  198. Thanks! I appreciate the comment! 😀
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  199. That's great to hear! All the best Rupert
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  200. Thanks for commenting! Keep practising - it will come 💪👍
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  201. I like hearing that my videos are fun - language learning is more effective when it's fun 😁
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  202. :) yes, I was trying to make a point!! But honestly, I've taught students from all over the world, and many of them would say it like example 1 before they are taught otherwise. Thanks for commenting!
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  203. Thanks! You're welcome 😁😁😁
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  204. Hi Dan! In "ten years on", the "on" really means "after" i.e after the original time. In example 2, both might be used but "on" is far more common in the UK for phone numbers (I'm not sure about the US).
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  205. The Scots have the best rhythm of all, I think LOL!
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  206. Thanks for your comment! Yes, some languages have very different patterns of rhythm, and it is useful to know how English differs.
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  207. Thanks Muhammad! I found your thoughts very interesting!
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  208. Generally yes :)
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  209. LOL!!
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  210. To be honest, there are reasons why people will stress words and sentences differently, and I explain one of these reasons in my latest video on "highlighting". However, the principles in this video are usually true.
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  211. Thanks! And I absolutely love that expression "hell of mountains covered in flowers" 😁👍
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  212. I'm glad that was helpful for you! It worked for me in the classroom, and I'm pleased that it's worked on YouTube too!
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  213. The reason I use English is because YouTube will push this video to people from all over the world - so it is impossible to cover all languages.
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  214. I'm really glad you are enjoying my speaking videos, too! All the best Rupert
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  215. Absolutely - Germans have an advantage when learning English, and I believe English speakers have a similar advantage when trying to learn German!
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  216. Spanish is the first language I think of when considering syllable timed languages - but there are many others 🙂
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  217. Thanks so much! Welcome to the channel :)
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  218. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  219. Thanks! I've often tried to get into other areas of social media, but I find it hard to manage lots of social media accounts at the same time!! So, I just try to do YouTube as well as possible, and maintain some online courses at the same time. If you do a search on my name, you will find I was Senior Lecturer in English Language at the University of Portsmouth (UK) and have published a few articles ... but I left it all recently to do this :)
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  220. That's great to hear Estrella! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  221. Thanks for the comment, and I think Susana has given you good advice, too :)
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  222. It's absolutely fine not to sound like a native speaker, but some people with excellent grammar and vocabulary have problems being understood because of the way they stress words. Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  223. Yes! YouTube seems to prefer different channels for different genres. At least that's my experience 😃
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  224. Thanks for commenting but to be clear, I am not trying to promote any particular English accent - all native accents are valid :) But yes, I have a British accent.
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  225. If you are an English teacher or English lecturer, then I suggest trying it on your students and seeing if it makes a difference. Let me know :)
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  226. I would have thought so ;)
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  227. Thanks for the lovely comment 😁
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  228. I don't disagree with most of this. English is an international language and increasingly people are altering it. I'm just pointing out what people usually do 😁
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  229. LOL!!! Thank you!!
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  230. That's really interesting to hear! Thank you for your encouragement 🙂
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  231. Hi Dan I'm happy with all of these sentences. "In" and "into" are often interchangeable. "Into" emphasises the entry of something, whilst "in" usually means "located there", but "in" can also refer to the entry of something too. So, "into" can usually be changed to "in", but "in" cannot always become "into".
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  232. I guess so! Thanks for commenting :)
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  233. I'm so glad this video was useful for you, Gean :)
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  234. There are variances and I will cover those in coming videos (my latest video covers this to some extent) - but this video covers the general rule.
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  235. Intonation is a huge topic and I will get onto this in the New Year. If you want something sooner, try my course - it's got over 20 videos on intonation.
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  236. Hi Ryan! Yes, it's future tense but the immediate future i.e. extremely close to the present time/just after the present time. You can say "for the whole summer" or "for all of the summer", but not "for all summer" 🙂
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  237. Now THAT would be tricky! Although we aspire to keep a stress-timed rhythm, there are times when we cannot maintain a rhythm in precisely the manner taught in this video. I will cover this in a future video.
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  238. It's easy to learn but takes longer to master! Keep practising! It doesn't need to be perfect 🙂
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  239. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  240. I speak very deliberately to help English learners follow my points more easily, but yes, there are some variations. My goal in such a short video was to teach the general pattern that is usually true.
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  241. I appreciate that!!! Enjoy your day :)
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  242. Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  243.  @MuhammadRamzan-iz1sl  You raise some good points! Yes, the present tense auxiliary is usually a variant of "do" when the verb "to be" is not being used. You are also right that British people like to reduce "isn't it" to "innit" when speaking informally. 😀👍
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  244. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  245. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  246. I love this! Top of the class 👍💪⭐⭐⭐
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  247. You are welcome 😁
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  248. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  249. That sounds tough! Thanks for sharing!
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  250. Thanks John! I always feel slightly nervous when answering on behalf of Americans, but in all "typical" examples of American language I hear, there is still a similar pattern. Of course, if someone is speaking in a very slow and deliberate way, they may switch to being more syllable-timed, but that isn't what I would call "normal".
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  251. You are right, but "Body language with Rupert" is a rather strange sounding video 😂
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  252. I'm glad you found the information useful!
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  253. Yes, my video is intended to present a generalisation, but there are further shades of detail if one investigates even more.
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  254. You're so welcome 😁
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  255. Thanks Muhammad!
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  256. Interesting! I will have to listen to it 😁
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  257. I agree it is laziness. However, non-native speakers need help in order to understand our laziness. Hence this video! We native speakers can only afford to be lazy if we can still be understood, after all, and the video explains the reasons why we can still be understood.
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  258. Good questions: 1) "Beginners" is the first content word, so it would be natural to go up for this word 2) I suspect there was a slight rise on "GRAM" and then a slight down on "MAR" - the rise represents the stressed syllable. As it was mid-sentence, there was far less of a drop on "grammar" than on the word at the end of the sentence "down" - at least if the speaker was following common norms! The fall in the second part of "grammar" makes it feel like a fall in tone but it's actually just to represent the fact that "mar" is the weaker syllable - if you take the whole word "grammar" overall, it rises. (This is guesswork based on what I expected happened, let me know if your example didn't do this!)
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  259. Thanks! I will follow up on this video soon 🙂
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  260. I'm so pleased you found this fascinating :)
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  261. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  262. Well done on making so much progress with learning English :)
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  263. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  264. Thank you Willy!
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  265. Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed it!
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  266. I'm glad you enjoyed it 😁
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  267. Hi! I did 3 takes of the video myself - that's how hard I found it to say some of the words - so don't feel too bad 😂
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  268. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  269. Yes, in a way!!
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  270. Thank you! And stay blessed too 🙏
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  271. Thanks so much! Yes, some of the comments are really good :)
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  272. Hi Joseph! Thanks for your comment. Yes, there are certainly some differences between the US and England in these pronunciation topics. I am advised that this varies even between different regions of the US, and that most US speakers do indeed use intrusive sounds (with perhaps more emphasis on the "r" sound), but it's probably better to ask an American English YouTuber (e.g. Speak English with Vanessa) rather than me 🙂😁
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  273. Most of them do, although perhaps without the amount of exaggeration I used in this video :)
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  274. You are welcome Gishan!
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  275. Thanks 👍🙏
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  276. Easily confused with its other meaning... :)
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  277. One of the difficulties in language learning is developing a range of skills different from what you've been used to from birth. I have the same challenge when I try to speak French (badly!)
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  278. Thanks Ian!
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  279. I'll think about that! Interesting observation!
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  280. That is very true - I imagine native speakers do this in their own language even if it is not English. Thanks for the comment! 👍🙏
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  281. Thanks for your very interesting comment 🙂
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  282. Hmmm... It's not quite that simple! But thanks for commenting 🙂
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  283. Thanks Dave!
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  284. You MIGHT stress "AND" to emphasise the fact that there is a second person, but usually it is unstressed.
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  285. Me too! But for people from some countries, a lack of stress-pattern actually affects their comprehensibility.
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  286. That's interesting! I speak a little Portuguese and I have friends from both of these countries, but I hadn't thought about this. I will look out for it!
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  287. Hi Leonardo! Send me an email to enquiries@rupertwalsh.com
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  288. I'm so glad I could help you!
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  289. I'm so glad it was helpful 😀
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  290. Well done! Keep going!
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  291. Thanks so much - I'm really glad I could expand your knowledge!
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  292. I'm glad you found it interesting 😀
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  293. I'm so glad you bumped into this video! Thanks for the kind comment 🙂😁👍
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  294. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  295. Yes - it is an abstract noun :)
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  296. Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!
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  297. Thanks so much for commenting 🙂👍
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  298. I appreciate it is difficult for many speakers to develop an "English" accent, but I know of many non-native speakers who are fairly convincing - particularly from Scandinavia. Thanks for commenting!
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  299. Indeed! Great observation!
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  300. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  301. Very good 😁
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  302. In general, "c" is the noun from and "s" is the verb from. US English prefers "c" a lot more, though.
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  303. That's an interesting question! I actually don't know. I think it may be that English people don't know how to make the sound, but they understand the "ju" requires more than a puff of air, and so they make the "k" sound to compensate. Thanks for the comment!
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  304. LOL!
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  305. That's very useful feedback. I'll see what I can do to make the text bigger in future videos. Many thanks, Rupert
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  306. I'm glad I could help! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  307. Thanks for taking the time to comment - I appreciate it!
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  308. Thanks for the kind comment - I appreciate it!!
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  309. Thanks for the kind comment!
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  310. That's great to hear 👍🙂
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  311. Absolutely! Thanks for the comment! :)
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  312. That's a good one! I don't hear it very much, but it can be used 😁👍
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  313. Pull it back slightly, but not too much. It shouldn't be touching the teeth, gums or lips.
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  314. I appreciate the comment, and thanks for the support! I'd love to see a family tree with 24 generations :)
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  315. I hope not LOL!
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  316. Thanks! I appreciate the kind comment :)
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  317. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  318. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  319. Thanks so much! God bless you too!
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  320. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  321. Yes! It can help you imagine how what you read might sound. A great comment 😁
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  322. It's a pleasure Laura, and thanks for the comment!
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  323. There are similarities between songwriting and this description of rhythm, although lyrics are even more bound by a pattern than what I have taught here.
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  324. Thanks! I appreciate the kind comment 🙂
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  325. 😂😂😂
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  326. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  327. It's great you found it useful 🙂
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  328. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  329. Thanks! If you read the comments, you'll find a lot of people saying that their language is either stress or syllable-timed - some I was not aware of before!
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  330. Thanks! I am really grateful for the kind comment :)
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  331. Try this: https://www.udemy.com/course/advanced-english-speaking-and-pronunciation-skills/?referralCode=CA327323552E6A33AFDD
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  332. It's a little more than that - watch my video on "stress" :)
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  333. Thanks so much! Welcome to the channel :)
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  334. Thank you!
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  335. Thanks for the kind comment!!
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  336. Indeed! This video covers the "general" rule, but occasionally we do have to stress a sound twice in a word (e.g. Dictionary). Thanks for commenting!
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  337. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  338. Yes, I agree - it isn't necessary to sound exactly like me, but there are some things all proficient English speakers do, and this is one of them 👍
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  339. LOL!!! I'm imagining this in my mind... :)
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  340. Yes, some language learners benefit from finding the rules for the new language are the same as their native language, and you are one of them! Thanks for commenting!
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  341. 😂😂😂 perhaps you have trouble listening above a certain frequency, she speaks very high!
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  342. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  343. I'm so sorry to hear that - I suggest watch Rafael Nadal give an interview (Spanish, syllable timed) followed by Andy Murray (British, stress timed) and see if you can spot the difference 😁
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  344. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  345. Thanks so much!
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  346. Thanks for the lovely comment! Welcome to the channel 🙂
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  347. I'm glad you enjoyed it 😁
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  348. That's a really interesting story - thanks for sharing it! I appreciate the comment :)
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  349. Thanks for the kind comment!
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  350. Absolutely! These small things make the difference between sounding proficient or not. Keep learning and practising 🙂
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  351. Thanks David, and thanks for buying one of my courses! Please chat with me on the Q&A section of the courses if you have any questions about the content :)
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  352. Very good! I like that!
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  353. From a pronunciation point of view, I think when there's only one grammar word sound between the stressed sounds, that sound can fall equally between the two. From a grammatical point of view, "to" probably goes with "school" because it's a prepositional phrase of direction.
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  354. Thanks for the lovely comment 😁
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  355. I always think of Spanish as a syllable-timed language, but there are others :)
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  356. Hi! It's probably best to ask an Australian but I believe "yes", they drop these sounds in the same way.
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  357. That's not generally agreed to be the case by those that study the language - perhaps many people don't emphasise the stressed words as much as I did in the video, though :)
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  358. You are very welcome 😁
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  359. I appreciate you taking the time to comment :)
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  360. I find this helpful - when listening to people, listen out for a type of beat as they speak. Thanks for commenting!
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  361. I'm glad it was clear to you, Eric 😁
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  362. Good reading would behave like this, yes!
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  363. I'm so glad you liked the video! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  364. That's right! 👍
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  365. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  366. I'm delighted to hear this was useful for you! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  367. Thanks for the lovely comment! :)
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  368. Thanks for the lovely comment 😁
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  369. Thanks for the lovely comment! 🙂
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  370. That's interesting! It's amazing how such little things have different meanings depending upon where you live in the world 👍🙂
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  371. I'm glad you got some benefit from this video, and I hope you enjoy other videos I have produced on this channel 🙂👍
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  372. Stress is an unfortunate word! Thanks for commenting and good luck!
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  373. Thanks for the link - this channel looks interesting :)
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  374. I've covered this in a new video this week 🙂
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  375. Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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  376. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  377. Fair enough! I'm just pointing out what people usually do 😁🤗
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  378. That's a very fair comment. However, for some people, problems with the use of stress actually hinders their ability to communicate in English with anyone who is not from their own native background.
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  379. You're very welcome!
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  380. You are very welcome and I appreciate you taking the time to comment 🙂
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  381. Thanks so much for commenting! Let me know if this works for you in the classroom :)
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  382. Word stress is a big subject and yes, there aren't a lot of clear-cut rules. Very often, a noun has stress on the first syllable and a two syllable verb has a stress on the second syllable, but it's far from being a rule. Sorry it's so confusing! However, your English is much better than my French ;)
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  383. I really appreciate the comment and your story about Liverpool! Best wishes Rupert 👍🙂
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  384. Thank you 🙏😊
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  385. Unfortunately you would need to look in a dictionary, which would mark the stress. I agree it might be more useful to follow the Arabic style, though!
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  386. Thanks so much for subscribing and sharing! Im so glad you liked the video 👍🙂🙏
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  387. I'm so glad you like my lessons! I hope you will continue to enjoy them 👍🙏
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  388. Your definition is correct, but there are definitely times where an idiom hints at the meaning rather than being completely unfathomable in its individual parts! Whilst most of the phrases in this video are clear "idioms", I admit there are one or two that are less idiomatic but that I included because they are unique to the season e.g. "New Year's Resolution" is understandable, but we hardly ever transfer "resolution" to other dates - we don't usually speak of "Easter resolutions", for instance 🙂
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  389. A fair point! I mean the most common English dialects ... but I appreciate there are numerous minor ones 🙂
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  390. Did you watch to the end?
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  391. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! I hope this video has helped you :)
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  392. Thanks Peter!
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  393. I'm really grateful for the comment and your support! Best wishes Rupert
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  394. It's wonderful to hear it has been useful for you 🙂
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  395. I'm so pleased you enjoyed this video, and I hope you will also enjoy my future videos! Lovely to hear from you 👍🙏😁
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  396. Interesting! What did they mean by "doll"?
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  397. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  398. Absolutely! Practice makes perfect! Find some people to practice them on 🙂
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  399. I'm so sorry this video wasn't useful for you. I hope you find some of my other videos more useful to you 🙂
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  400. Thanks for the compliment :)
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  401. So glad to hear that 🙂🙏
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  402. I'm releasing a video later today (18th) on exactly that topic 🙂👍 Emphasizing individual words for effect is definitely an option in speech, but this video describes the "norm"
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  403. I just mentioned this to someone else - accent isn't the issue, it's understanding and being understood, and incorrect stress patterns sometimes leads to problems in achieving this for some people
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  404. Hi Ryan! 1/2) The confusion arises because "would like" can be used in a present sense as well as a past one. So, "I would like to have watched" / "I would have liked to watch" / "I wanted to watch" can all work in an appropriate context. 3) I would prefer to use a comma before "giving" to clearly demarcate the participle clause, but not everyone does this. "Invigorating" and "invigorated" can both be used with a very slight meaning change - "invigorating" means the activity invigorates, whilst "invigorated" focuses on the result of the activity.
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  405. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  406. Thanks! Yes, it really should get covered more :)
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  407. You're very welcome 😁
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  408. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  409.  @effyleven  Yes - Americans (and much of the world) uses "movie" when the British prefer the word "film"
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  410. Thanks for the kind comment!
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  411. There's some truth in that! Thanks for commenting!
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  412. It seems some languages can alter between syllable and stress timing depending upon region. British and American English are, mostly, stress-timed, but to varying extents according to the area.
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  413. It's absolutely true that rhythm can be convincing even if you aren't perfect with your vocabulary and grammar 😁
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  414. I hope to do so again sometime soon! Thanks for commenting!
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  415. My feeling with Americans is that it's "hit and miss". Some follow an obvious rhythm pattern, others less do. But it's probably better to watch a video in the topic by an American 🙂
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  416. Oh no!! It's not a great word, is it! Thanks for commenting!
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  417. Thanks! I've had this question a few times ... it's difficult to do this on YouTube because I know a lot of my viewers are learning American English or even Indian English, too ... my course covers this a little if you are able to purchase it :)
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  418. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  419. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  420. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  421. I'm glad you found it easy to follow and use! 🙂👍
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  422. Yes, that's it!
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  423. I can understand why you might think that :) ... there are usually good reasons why it sounds like it does though! I hope some of the other videos on my channel will help it become less "jibberish" for you :)
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  424. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  425. You are absolutely correct, but unfortunately most students from around the world that I teach have learnt the US version, so, to avoid complicating things, I often use "movie" in my teaching to make things simpler. But being British, yes, I would prefer to say movie :)
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  426. That's very kind of you! :) :)
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  427. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  428. I believe it is mostly true for American English, too, although some regions in the USA may not exaggerate the stresses as much as I did :-)
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  429. If you mean British English, yes! God bless you too 🙏
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  430. That's a good way of explaining it. Thank you!
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  431. Thanks! I will keep making videos on this channel, but to get everything, my course has videos on all 44 sounds in RP style.
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  432. Thanks for the lovely comment! I'm glad my video has helped you :)
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  433. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  434. There are international variations on the patterns - I've tried to summarize the two main ones 😁
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  435. Hi! Not at the moment, but I'm considering it. I'll post a message if anything changes.
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  436. You are very welcome 😁
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  437. Thanks for taking the time to let me know, Sergey!
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  438. Thanks!
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  439. I'm so glad I managed to help you with this 👍🙂
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  440. Thanks for the kind words! I appreciate it!
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  441. Thanks so much :)
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  442. Hi! It is also applicable in last time. I decided to highlight just one instance, but that instance applies to all others. Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  443. Thanks for letting me know 🙂
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  444. Thanks Sobrikey!
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  445. Watch my video coming out this Wednesday - it will explain exactly what you've just mentioned 😉
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  446. That's great to hear! Thanks for letting me know! 🙂
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  447. You're really welcome - thanks for commenting 🙂
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  448. Perhaps I should do a video on rapping? ;)
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  449. Thanks so much Kayleigh! As you probably expect, I agree with everything you've said. If you are a fellow English teacher, good luck to you too :)
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  450. I think if "ran" isn't stressed, then you're likely to get people saying "what did you say?" The words you'd hear clearly would be BOY, GIRL, SCHOOL. It's not enough information to convey the full meaning. That's why good native speaking prefers to stress "content" words such as verbs. I get the impression you might be a native speaker - if so, try listening out for this pattern, either in your own speaking or if listening to the TV - although it might not be as black and white as I've explained on this video, I think you'll find there is tendency towards the rhythm in most native speech including your own 🙂👍
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  451. You're welcome 😁
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  452. Quite possibly! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  453. I believe you are right with regards to the European split in language types - and also to say there are extra layers of complexity beyond the two patterns I mentioned! Thanks for commenting 😁
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  454. It's one of those things that you might not see, but once you see it you never forget! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  455. I'm glad this was useful for you 🙂
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  456. That's a really interesting observation - thanks for sharing!
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  457. Thanks! I'm glad it was useful for you 😀
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  458. Always a pleasure, I hope it isn't too hot in Casablanca today 🙂
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  459. I will be making a number of videos soon that help develop your accent, and my accent is considered RP - for a full course on this, my speaking course on Udemy has in-depth videos on every sound in English with examples from me (which will be in RP).
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  460. Oh! I'll have to think about that! Thanks for the feedback :)
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  461. Depends who you talk to, I think ... I definitely do care 😁
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  462. 😂😂😂
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  463. That's great to hear!!
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  464. Thanks so much!
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  465. It's really interesting to find out what you've been doing your whole life without realising, isn't it! Thanks for commenting 😁
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  466. Thanks! It does feel as if American English is slowly taking over the world 😭
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  467. You are very welcome 🤗
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  468. And you too! Thanks for commenting!
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  469. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  470. Thanks very much, UK Rover!
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  471. I'm glad you found it interesting - thanks for commenting 🙂
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  472. Thanks so much!
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  473. Thanks so much 🙏
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  474. Thanks so much!
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  475. Thanks Tram!!
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  476. It's a real pleasure 😀
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  477. I'm so glad you're finding it useful! Thanks for commenting!
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  478. Many thanks!
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  479. That's great to hear! Thanks for commenting!
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  480. I'd so pleased you can use this with one of your students :)
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  481. I'm so sorry, I thought I had replied to your message, and I've just realised my reply never sent! Yes, I agree with you - it's about getting the right principles in your speech to help both yourself and the listener - there is no need to sound exactly like a British or American person in the "global" age! Thanks for commenting :)
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  482. I'm glad you found this useful! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  483. That's fine. English is an international language - you don't have to sound like me 😊
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  484. Very short dialogues are different, yes - but stress-timing is the "norm" in natural, extended conversation :)
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  485. You are very kind! I'd be delighted if I can help more people with their English 😁
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  486. Yes, I think you're right! Good stress/rhythm can make your speech more convincing. Thanks for commenting :)
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  487. Thank you!
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  488. The claps indicate the rhythm 👍
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  489. Thanks! I'm so glad you found it helpful 😀
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  490. You are welcome! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  491. The principles in this video apply to most variations of British and American English, although the amount of stress applied might vary.
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  492. I think English teachers often get obsessed with the words of a language, but there's so many speaking features like these that help comprehensibility. I'm really pleased I could introduce this to you, BigKrubpom!
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  493. You are very welcome!
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  494. Thanks for the lovely comment!!
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  495. Good for you! Keep learning :)
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  496. Thanks for the lovely comment! :)
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  497. Hi! I imagined Indian to be closer to "syllable-timed" than US/GB English, but even so, some Indians have commented on this video that they feel Indian English is actually stress-timed. I feel caught in the middle of a debate here :)
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  498. Thanks for the kind comment!
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  499. Great idea! Thanks for the comment!
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  500. Depends on the context 🙂
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  501. Thanks for letting me know! Comments like that make me feel like producing these videos is completely worth it 🙏👍🙂
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  502. Thanks Sonia!
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  503. I'm really glad you enjoyed it, uncle!
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  504. Always a pleasure :)
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  505. Hi! I think both. Using good rhythm helps your English speaking skills and your fluency at the same time 🙂
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  506. I agree - but there's something innate that makes us aspire to achieve a rhythm like this video teaches, even if it isn't always possible
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  507. Thank you 🙏😊
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  508. I get that ... I am lucky because I see people as students, so they give me permission to teach them the rules :-)
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  509. Trump speaks slowly in speeches, but in natural speech he is definitely stress-timed, too!
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  510. Thanks for taking the time to comment :)
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  511. Thanks! I appreciate you taking the time to comment 🙂
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  512. You are very welcome, Mary!
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  513. Interesting idea ... I will look into that!
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  514. That's interesting! We don't use that expression in English, but I wish we did!
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  515. It's amazing what we do without realising, isn't it! Thanks for the comment!
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  516. Thanks Radha!
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  517. Thanks for the kind comment! I'm glad it was useful!
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  518. I believe this is true for most varieties of English - perhaps the version of English used in Asia is less stress-timed than English used in "global north" countries.
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  519. No, we don't always do what you are suggesting. You are thinking of something called "highlighting", and I have made a video that teaches this. I would estimate only 10-20% of sentences use highlighting, where we emphasise one point because it's the most important. Most other sentences are different. For instance, if I'm telling a story, my purpose is to convey a general message of what happened in a particular situation - I may not choose to highlight any words to do that, because that may detract from the overall message.
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  520. Thanks for the kind comment 🙂
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  521. Yes, they are content words too - they describe other words, so they add to the "content" 🙂
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  522. I guess that's another way of looking at it 😁
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  523. Spanish is a good example of a syllable-timed language
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  524. Thanks for commenting!
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  525. I appreciate the kind comment! Thanks!
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  526. Try recording yourself speaking to a friend, and see if you can spot a "beat" on the "content" words as you speak - I would imagine you will :)
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  527. You are welcome 😁
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  528. Thanks for the kind reply! I greatly appreciate it!
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  529. Thanks for commenting! I'm glad you have found a technique that works for your students. My technique has worked well for the students in my classrooms, and I like it because it keeps things simple. I learnt the vowel technique in this video from Adrian Underhill many years ago - he's one of the most prominent experts on pronunciation if you are familiar with the field. Of course there's a lot more that he and I would say about pronunciation (e.g. regional variations), and I will cover some of these additional topics on this channel in the coming months. One step at a time, though :)
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  530. I really appreciate your kind comment! Thanks!
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  531. Thanks for the lovely comment! Sending best wishes to the Philippines 🙏🙂
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  532. Thanks Vagner!
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  533. Thanks Jimmy! I hope you keep enjoying the videos 👍🙏
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  534. Thanks Brian! I appreciate the comment 🙂
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  535. It's more of an "aim" than a "rule", Donald. There are times when the combinations of syllables and words make it simply impossible to keep a consistent rhythm in the way we speak, and there is also a need to pause between clauses/sentences/sense groups, but native speakers will try to achieve the rhythm taught in the video particularly speaking fluently in a longer passage of speech.
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  536. Great comment! Thanks for letting us know :)
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  537. You're welcome!
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  538. Yes, it is possible to say "is it not" (aux+subject+not), but this is usually quite formal or, possibly, how someone speaks when they are telling someone off! 👍😀
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  539. These words can be stressed in a limited range of circumstances - I will explain in a future video 👍
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  540. Thanks for sharing that interesting story!
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  541. Thanks!
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  542. Thanks so much 👍😊
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  543. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  544. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  545. It's wonderful to hear you enjoyed the video 👍🙂
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  546. Thanks! I appreciate the comment!
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  547. Well done Aaron!
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  548. I used a really obvious example to help emphasize the point of the video - but I understand what you mean 😁
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  549. Spanish is the first I think of, but there are many
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  550. I'm so glad it was clear and helpful for you :)
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  551. I'm so glad you enjoyed it 😁
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  552. Great! I hope your students enjoy this!
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  553. Thanks Iulian! Don't forget to use the Q&A function in Udemy to chat with me about anything on the course 🙂
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  554. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  555. I use a range of language in order to help low level English speakers understand my videos :)
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  556. Thanks for your very interesting comment!
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  557. Thanks for commenting! I agree that Spanish pronunciation is set up in an easier way for listening than English is. In this video, I'm not trying to say developing listening skills is easy, but rather I'm trying to point out that the root of the problem may not be what people expect. Once you know what the problem is, you can work more effectively on the solution 🙂
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  558. I'm really pleased to hear that, I always hope people will learn new things when they watch one of my videos :)
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  559. "in the summer" is correct, but I believe sometimes Americans switch "in* for "on" for certain uses.
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  560. Thanks for the comment! American English is definitely stress-timed, too, but some Americans emphasise the stressed sounds to a lesser degree.
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  561. I speak slowly and deliberately to help English learners who struggle with full-speed English, but the principles in this video are easily tested by watching English-based television.
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  562. Thanks Inna!
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  563. That's really interesting - thanks for sharing! I'm so glad you found my video helpful 😊
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  564. I appreciate the kind reply! Thanks!
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  565. I'm glad I could introduce you to something new! Thanks for commenting!
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  566. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  567. I'm so glad you found it helpful!
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  568. It can do! However, poetry is a little different - in poetry, the aim to keep a rhythm is so strong that this can lead to sounds being stressed that would not be in "normal" speech.
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  569. Well done 👍🎉🎉
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  570. Nice summary :)
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  571. Thank you!
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  572. It's also why I am so bad at French! Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  573. Wow. You are very knowledgeable when it comes to languages! I'm glad I could add something 😀
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  574. If you have time, watch my latest video on "highlighting" where I cover this point. My video on rhythm covers the "typical" rule, though :)
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  575. Yes, perhaps I should have used that as the example :) LOL
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  576. Thanks for commenting! This is, genuinely, what a lot of people do, and, I'd go further, what a lot of people expect. However, there is no obligation to "follow the crowd" 😀
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  577. Nearly. In poetry, there is such a need to keep a specific pattern that it might lead to sounds being stressed that wouldn't usually be stressed (e.g. one sound stressed followed by one sound unstressed). Normal speech is less constrained.
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  578. Sort of! But a lot of non-English speakers tell me English sounds a bit like singing to them :)
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  579. I'm planning to do another similar video but with longer sentences. I hope that will help 👍
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  580. Hi Dan, "by hand" is definitely the most common collocation here
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  581. There are regional variations in every country, but it is generally agreed that most Americans use stress timing, although perhaps the extent of stress may differ from, say, British English.
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  582. There could definitely be a "j" sound - some people will say the "d" and others would say "dj" 🙂
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  583. I'm so glad this was useful for you!! Welcome to the channel :)
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  584. Not always. Sometimes we'll fit one, two or three weak syllables between the stressed.
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  585. I appreciate that Winston. Thank you 🙏
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  586. I'm glad this was helpful. Thanks for commenting Olga!
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  587. I used to, but I haven't had time to edit it for a long time. I hope to do more on Facebook in the future.
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  588. 😂😂😂
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  589. This video just covers the basics. Yes, there are reasons why people might not follow the pattern, and I will cover these in a future video. But this is the natural inclination of native speakers of (most) English speaking backgrounds.
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  590. Thanks so much! I'm so glad they are useful!
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  591. It's a pleasure 😁
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  592. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  593. Yes, that's right! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  594. If you look through the comments, you'll find quite a number of people who say their language is syllable-timed - some I wasn't aware of!
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  595. I'm glad this has helped 😁
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  596. Thanks Muhammad!
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  597. Very interesting! Thanks for commenting :)
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  598. If I was speaking at full speed, I would probably drop it completely - but when I speak slowly and carefully, there's a faint "g"
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  599. You are very welcome 😁
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  600. Yes! Rhythm really is an underestimated source of difficulty for successful communication 👍🙂
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  601. I'm so pleased you thought it was great 👍
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  602. Well, that would be a way of creating the rhythm too! Thanks for commenting!
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  603. Hi John. I'd be interested in your thoughts on my latest video, where I analyze Kamala Harris and Donald Trump for rhythm in their speech. As a non-American, I rely on Americans for my information - all the information I have suggests stress-timed is dominant even in America, but I'm aware there are particular dialects within a region too 🙂
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  604. This can sometimes happen in English ... watch my latest video :)
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  605. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! :)
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  606. I'm so glad I could help you with this! American English is usually the same, although there are regions where stressed words are emphasised less than I do in this video.
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  607. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Welcome to the channel!
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  608. Thanks for the lovely comment! :)
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  609. That's good to hear! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  610. Thanks so much and God be with you too!
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  611. Thanks!!
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  612. 😂😂😂😂
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  613. They definitely do this in Liverpool, just in a slightly different way :)
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  614. There's an extra challenge for people who are used to a syllable timed language! Well done for accepting the challenge 😀
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  615. You are right - I am generalising. But in my 25 years of teaching people from around the world English, I have found these principles to be useful to my students.
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  616. Yes, it really does make a difference if you don't follow the norms of syllable/stress timing when speaking a language!
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  617. I appreciate you taking the time to comment 🙂👍
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  618. Thanks so much! It's lovely to hear from a fellow teacher - and I think you are absolutely right (of course!)
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  619. That's fine. English is an international language. No one owns it. If you're understandable, feel free to follow this or not 🙂
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  620. Asking a question helps engage people in what they are listening to. Well, usually :-)
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  621. Thanks for asking! They seem to work ok for me I think?
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  622. I'm so glad you felt that way! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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  623. LOL!!!
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  624. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment! I hope you enjoy the course, too :)
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  625. There's some truth in this. Many have excellent grammar and vocabulary but only start to communicate effectively when they use features such as rhythm
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