My Apology:

[@EnglishwithLucy]

What I don't think people always realise is that I am willing to take criticism, admit when I am wrong, and have healthy discussions where I can learn from others whilst also sharing my point of view. I hope that this can be a discussion going forward.
Thank you watching, and sorry for my mistakes.
Lucy

[@StarAreebaGoRandom]

Oh dont worry it isnt a big deal

[@elizabethgaray9923]

Your videos helped me a lot! I don't know what's going on 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Aryan.Kushwaha26]

"If you need extra motivation to do something, don't do it" - Elon Musk
Elon musk 👌

[@maadn-noorarabicschool2335]

Don't worry ma, they are only jealous of you because you're the best

[@yashikaastutam8630]

Don't worry you're just helping us 💕💕💕

[@anumkhalid1621]

Hi Miss Lucy. I was never hurt by your lessons. Infact teaching correct pronunciation is such a nice thing.

[@remahaead9883]

🤙👌

[@AliceAinsley01]

Yap me too

[@Shaosss]

Agree. This is the whole fun of learning. Each day you get better and better

[@mllesifi772]

Me too

[@user-ed4zz9eb7f]

I completely agree 💯

[@professorfink]

Dear Lucy, You Channel is Excellent, your British accent is beautiful & Your Sensitivity & Desire for Growth is Admirable. KEEP UP the great work! I'm a big fan! -- professor fink; Los Angeles, CA.

[@zihadbhuyan4247]

Greeting ....

[@frankgradus9474]

"The thing I fear most is that the process that is unfolding is doing a very good job of making us ununderstandable to each other" - Bret Weinstein
I somhow had this nasty feeling long ago that the angry mob would sooner or later go after Lucy for teaching British/RP pronunciation. But I kept saying to myself I must be a loony suspecting that to happen. No, I wasn't. Here we go - Lucy has been denounced by the woke movement and forced to deliver a self-criticism. Just because her teaching correct British pronunciation to us was classified as verbal microaggression, whatever it might be. "Someone" is hell-bent on making us ununderstandable to each other.
Courage is now our only alternative - poeple of goodwill, acting in good faith must come together and stand up to the mob.

[@SkillsandCraft]

Great Professorfink

[@michachajecki8377]

100 % agree

[@blindedbliss]

This is British humor and satire. Love it!

[@DharanaSemasinghe]

I am a Sri Lankan who always wanted to follow the British accent. Indeed I feel unprofessional each time I mispronounce a word. That's why I am here to learn. So you have done no crime...!
Chill...!

[@noelinfernando3214]

Yes, you r right! We are still learning something from the world eventhough, we are professionals. This is called KNOWN IS A DROP! UNKNOWN IS AN OCEAN. We people should be humble when someone teaches us.
By the way I'm also from Sri Lanka.
Let's thank her for her service.

[@heshii9866]

People should get the positives from these channels.She is teaching coz she don't wanna see her students following the wrong path. She has done nothing to apologize 💔

[@Tahani2006]

Hello there fellow Srilankan!

[@DharanaSemasinghe]

@@Tahani2006 🤘

[@sandiniadikari5254]

Hey! I'm a Sri Lankan too & I've always wanted to sound more British. That's my favorite accent. And Lucy was my greatest inspiration. She's a great teacher, and this apology is not necessary.

[@yurilevikov]

So, someone had been bashing an English teacher for teaching proper pronunciation. Our planet has become a trashpile.

[@grumpyoldman4736]

Exactly!

[@JoteiKonan]

I agree with you. Sadly nowadays people get offended for everything :(

[@donouskamonginy6510]

Right, that's not fair.

[@msdanascully11]

I know. Idiots seem to have all the rights nowadays. I'm appalled but shouldn't be surprised. I just hope that whoever did write some of those comments feels ashamed now and a complete t**t.

[@chrisucl]

It's the race to the lowest common denominator. I'm sick of it. Instead of people trying to elevate themselves and others, they try and pull them down. It's jealousy. Disgusting.

[@javidankhalilov3412]

As a simple learner:
There is no reason to apologise.Just do more videos and let us learn more from you.

[@caleb--]

Well said mate.

[@samsona]

Absolutely 💯

[@MundoOval]

When I see things like that, I am sure society is doomed. A language teacher having to apologise for teaching pronunciation is a sign of our failure as humans

[@random7983]

you seem to don't understand her message, she apologized due to the message that she was passing : "if you miss pronounce that then you're not intelligent or not professional " you should feel happy for her apologizes because that means that she cares about the impact of her words

[@KevinAbroad]

She's apologising for unintentionally reinforcing the stigma that if you don't pronounce a word in a standard English accent then you're less than. As language teachers, we should empower our students, not do the opposite. Lucy is amazing for reflecting on this.

[@giuliaspiniello1789]

Amen. You're right, the madness of our time.

[@MundoOval]

@@giuliaspiniello1789 I am afraid this is just the beginning of the madness

[@themidnighttruthseeker1549]

She never meant to say people were dumb for not knowing the proper pronounciation. Why do people have to see every little thing in the worst little pssible?

[@user-xl4nx8jv1t]

Dear Lucy, they were competitors and trolls. There are a lot of such people on the internet. Be brave and strong. Do not leave your chanal. You are the best teacher.

[@IgorCincinnatus]

I agree.

[@fuzzysoda9404]

Absolutely

[@raphaelassis5403]

Sure.

[@baderhazena5732]

Yes indeed

[@waitingforawaveintheocean7090]

I cannot disagree this

[@siriyukolmeechoovethoelsch3123]

We're waiting for your upcoming lessons. Anyone agrees, pls like.

[@cikohunter]

I miss her... I miss you Lucy😢😭

[@soniasharma3437]

Yes..... desperately 😭😭

[@hahanimm]

Absolutely agree 💯

[@mariaflorentina3206]

Miss you miss Lucy 😥

[@user-yf3fy2mm9b]

I missed her a lot, I am waiting for my amazing and beautiful classes, miss you Ms. Lucy 💔😭

[@killualover225]

I think people overreacted on this. English is my second language, and my accent and pronunciation aren’t perfect. That’s why I need to learn and improve. Never doubted your intentions. If you want us to sound smart, it doesn’t mean we are stupid. You can always be smarter. Thank you Lucy for all your time and this video shows how genuine you are.

[@mercedesleonormartinezmart8893]

True that!

[@wkbtlv]

Totally agree.

[@BallisticaMetal]

Language teaching is serious business and as always you can find people who want to take advantage and get on the bandwagon to profit. Lucy, of course, is a "veteran" and she has been here for a long time but the problem wasn't her, the problem wasn't Lucy's way of teaching, it was how the industry tend to tell you that your accent is not perfect, that you must speak like a native, that if you don't sound truly native then people will laugh at you and won't take you seriously AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM. I truly believe that we, as learners, should be focusing on being understood and having GOOD PRONUNCIATION, that's not the same as ACCENT.... But anyways, Lucy's video wasn't bad, in fact it was really good but the title and the "premise" behind learning such vocabulary is totally wrong and toxic. I recommend you that you find videos of Henry Kissinger speaking, the prime minister of Israel Netanyahu and Putin, they're not natives but they speak great English.

[@TATIANACHERVYAKOVA]

I totally agree - it was an overreaction. If you want to sound more professional or smart, it doesn't mean that you are stuped or unprofessional. If someone teaches you how to sound more professional or smart, it doesn't mean, they do the wrong thing and need to be judged.

[@tomasgabriel03]

You deserve to be pinned bro

[@siukelvin6242]

Ridiculous that learning proper accent is a kind of discrimination😂 to those who think it’s a discrimination, please be humble to learn other’s culture

[@chompy5555]

Teaching a proper accent is not discrimination, but a teacher must be smart enough to know how to bring this topic up without hurting others. It is very important.

[@1mperialfist]

Totally agree. You can speak English perfectly, but if your accent sounds incomprehensible like Indian etc, you must work on it

[@pankilshah2616]

@@1mperialfist I am Indian living in a foreign country for the past six years where I see Indians from every state literally everyday. Nobody has ever had a problem comprehending us. Bear in mind that I've travelled to numerous countries for which the above holds true too. This can be said not just on my behalf but on that of almost 5000 people that have agreed by a poll of 5050. So better check yourself, rather than checking our accent. What are you waiting for, hurry and introspect your attitude.

[@inhlanang5030]

@@pankilshah2616 with all due respect, I got trouble with Indian accent sometimes. Of course it doesn't mean Indians are not smart, it's just the accent is not easy to get with many people.

[@quinnsgumbite2247]

Yeah agree

[@szedivaak]

This extreme political correctness is doom of our world :(.

[@ELP1125]

Szedivaak agreed

[@albertmusembi7318]

It's total bs. It's making things worse than helping. Having no to tolerance to mistakes by others is being unreasonable.

[@TheGrandRevo]

“I miss using the N word”

[@ReaperDelRays]

Nevermind, if what you call political correctness (I call it neobigotry, since it's the same as the old religious hypocrisy with a different object) proceeds at this rate it'll destroy itself before causing too much harm. Never do what Lucy did in this video. Be strong, fight every orthodoxy and support free will.

[@ethanbastian8471]

If learning makes someone feel stupid, they don’t understand the concept of learning.

[@farangela]

agree

[@carlosalves2804]

You can say that again

[@assylbekzakrikchinov168]

genious, totally agree

[@markandrewbautista5539]

Agree, it’s about improvement and push our self to our limits

[@integralboi2900]

Learning is all about making mistakes and learning from them.

[@mariacever7143]

I might have missed something in this life, but... isn't it teacher's job to point out mistakes students make and correct them? How else are we supposed to learn? I came to your channel because it offered a great deal of pronunciation tips, and was happy to learn about some words I got wrong. Please don't let yourself be dragged into something you are not meant to be part of. You are an excellent teacher, very polite and professional, and I really wish that you concentrate on people who come to your channel to actually learn something rather than those who want to push through their political statements.

[@Firuzeh]

She’s being amazing accountable for a few words she used to talk about mispronunciation. She’s not talking about what she does greatly which is helping learners. It takes courage to do that. While your support for her is great, you don’t need to discourage people from being so meticulously self-reflective.

[@iTube22100]

I totally agree

[@mgoanapeg5225]

Yeah, precisely.

[@pierrelenard9089]

I love Lucy and I am a Native speaker. The point she is referring to is that as a teacher, and a prominent model, you need to be constructive. I could say that: if you don't know what an apple is; YOU are unintelligent and dumb; or I could correct your understanding! - she got the critics because she defined the unintelligent. here is one of the critics; it's inspiring ruclips.net/video/O4no4dbbJZw/видео.html

[@angeljamais8541]

@@pierrelenard9089 pity that what she actually said was: if you don't know what an apple is, *some people* will consider you unintelligent and ignorant (although it's wrong, as a matter of fact some people will) but this is how you can avoid that. She wasn't belittling learners, she was helping them not to get belittled - and now her helpful videos are gone, and students will be all the worse for that, well done everyone involved!

[@silviadiaz5561]

This whole "political correctness" is going way too far. Anyone who says/thinks different must apologize? Ridiculous.

[@MarlonDeLaTorreyoutube1]

I know. So ridiculous. We Spanish-speakers call that: “generación de cristal”.

[@zipi_zape9158]

That's the XXI century inquisition. We have a flagellant here.

[@naimiqbal6400]

Second this! ☝️

[@danielgardecki1046]

You should *apologise* for your American spelling of *apologise.*

[@mdragarg]

You can think different, no problem. Your different thinking shouldn't hurt other people's thoughts.

[@johnge2958]

It really is a unnecessary apology dear. We are here because we want to be “professional” in English. We should only feel hurt when we cannot speak a word correctly and professionally . You did nothing wrong

[@GlowingPie]

@Yashvardhan Poddar
It is normal for a foreign person to have an accent. There is nothing wrong with that. But we must try to speak correctly, otherwise it will simply be difficult for us to understand each other.

[@wolesae4784]

+@@GlowingPie
I agree 100%, Sir.

[@Alexander.Kravchenko]

@@wolesae4784 She is ma'am, not sir, I guess :D

[@wolesae4784]

@@Alexander.Kravchenko
Yes, I'm sorry. 😁😁
I agree 100%, Ma'am !

[@GlowingPie]

@@wolesae4784
Don't worry😂
Thank you for support)

[@marikalamb]

I’m form Italy. I didn’t actually feel those words “offensive” or “discriminating”. In my opinion, you, as a teacher, just wanted to warn us that we have to pay attention to the pronunciation of those words in order to sound more English and grammarly correct. Keep doing what you’ve always done, I’m learning such a lot of things thanks to you, and I’m improving my pronunciation and vocabulary skills. Kisses

[@matiasesilvab4121]

I agree! I’m from Argentina and I learnt English as Spanish but what I always wanted to do is sound like a real native... you helped me a lot to do it and you have never ever offended me

[@MrLakmed]

Le italiane sono le migliori, non c'è niente da fare

[@adampower9757]

​@@matiasesilvab4121 it's o.k if you want to learn different accents like Trevor Noah, but not knowing that accent is not unintelligent like she had previously said

[@gisselgavino1088]

You are so right, I was searching for this comment!

[@neleiabc2105]

I totally agree

[@muhammadfikriauliarahman2028]

This would be one of my very few comments on someone’s youtube account. I’ll just let you know that I’ve seen your videos for years. Through these videos I got a chance to complete IELTS test in my first try, and went to University overseas and got my postgrad degree. I wish you keep teaching no matter what people say because you’ve been doing nothing but teaching and give us hope to learn new language and to use it the way natives do. Appreciate your work, Lucy.

[@maedepirozian8346]

Was ILETS hard?

[@oluwaseunodunsi8817]

Whaoooooooo 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@MarioManso]

I wouldn't worry that much. As we say here in Spain, "some people have very thin skin". IMHO, there's no need to apologise. Eager to enjoy new lessons ;)

[@rusiacold4418]

Huh we literally have the same idiom in Russian, 'some people have very thin skin' or 'thin skin person'

[@DawitBayulgn]

​@@rusiacold4418 please could u tell me what is this indom want to covey?

[@lepetitcake3982]

Don't apologize, you didn't do anything wrong. You are probably the most superb teacher of the entire RUclips game.

[@naldi6608]

No, she need to apologize but hey, we appreciate that

[@kseniyaosnovenko2513]

Dear Lucy, I've been with you for over a year now and watched almost every single video on your youtube channel. I'm from Ukraine and of course I have an accent, I don't have as much speaking practice as I want. And during all this time when you say "sound like a native speaker" or "sound proffecial" I have never been offended. That thought have never crossed my mind.
Keep on going, Lucy! You are a wonderful teacher and I don't want you to feel sorry for what you've said.
Your beautiful British accent is like a music to my ears.
Lots of love from Ukraine

[@ashutoshkumar7508]

I appreciate.

[@annann2256]

I’m agree with You! Greetings from Armenia 🇦🇲!🤗

[@azeitonaf.7880]

Her voice is like music to my ears, too.

[@kiie1454]

I totally agree with you. All the love from Finland❤️

[@jaffogoddess80]

Nobody can speak like a Uk native English speaker or like an American person if they’ve not been living there since childhood and as long as your English is grammatically correct, you don’t need to worry too much about your accent cuz you can’t change your accent anyway, even if you do you can never lose your native accent 100% and you will end up being laughed at because you have not liked the real you! So catchy videos are costing people’s time to change their accent when they can’t do it.

[@hadilthoughts6809]

Please don't delete those videos 😭😭
Who's with me put a like so she can see my comment
Ps:thanks for the likes guys😍😍😘

[@claudia.antunes1]

I also loved her pronunciation videos. 😢

[@yoh8290]

yeah 🥺🥺

[@rosygirl802]

Yeah I really liked them,it was very beneficial to correctly learn how to pronounce some words,hope she uploads them again

[@ValeriaLukyanova.mermaid]

Then you must feel bad and they don't. Gee, you were right.
Politically correct. Fallacies and more fallacies, to convince you that the ball is square.

[@berk835]

I consummately am with you. I am an avid fan of Lucy Bella Earl. And I stand by her.

[@maartenhappel9014]

I'm Dutch and therefore I will make stupid mistakes. You telling me to "think before I say" is like what my fav teacher did when I was 16. He is still in my fonder memories. Your pointing out mistakes is reason for me to do better. And I thank you for that.

[@etzared8908]

"I'm so sorry to everyone who felt hurt by that video"
As an English teacher of over 20 years experience, I can assure you that almost none of these people were students!

[@lauradomenici578]

Dear Lucy, as a non-native speaker, I have always appreciated your pronunciation videos and I have improved a lot. Love the British accent and I love learning the correct pronunciation! In my opinion, your last video was meant for advanced English learners, who are in professional settings, and it was meant to make them feel more confident with their pronunciation. Keep going Lucy!

[@LeizaCristina]

What is the "correct pronunciation"? Who owns it? Accent depends on where you are from... There's no right or wrong when it comes to accent! You adapt to where you are. You sound like the people you speak to. When you move to a different place, you tend to change your accent (in your mother tongue). Is there a right or wrong accent in your mother tongue? No! The same goes for English! :)

[@lauradomenici578]

@@LeizaCristina yes, of course when you are learning and you are living with native speakers, you acquire indirectly the language as the way they speak. As a child, I learned my native language the way my parents and the people I spent most time with, spoke. The point is, when you learn you usually tend to refer to the standard pronunciation that most people would understand. I've been living in the uk for a while now, I am reasonably fluent, but I'm aware that I need to keep improving, especially my pronunciation, not because I feel ashamed or anything, but I love to speak with the confidence that everyone can clearly and quickly understand me, which is vital when you are working and maybe under pressure.

[@LeizaCristina]

@@lauradomenici578 i understand you, but just the same. What Lucy teaches is the "correct standard British" pronunciation. And, if you consider that most people (Around the world) speak more similarly to American people due to the amount of media we get from them (movies, tv shows, etc), you would realize that most of the people who speak is: non-native, not British-accent speakers. And even among British and among American there are accent differences).
Now, if you lived in South Africa or Australia, I'm sure you would see that Lucy's pronunciation is not the correct one for everybody.
I'm Brazilian and I've seen videos of people teaching Portuguese to English speakers (American, i think), and, honestly, if someone came to my area (the South), speaking like that (people from Northeast), they would sound a little strange, but we would COMMUNICATE, and adapt, because why on earth, would I expect them to sound like a Brazilian instead of being fluent and communicatively competent?
The line Lucy's crossed is the one where it is expected to have a person erase their origin to be fluent. I've been an English teacher for many years, and I used to follow her, but I quit, because we all get to a point where we realize that this is all unreal, and Not EVERYBODY speaks perfectly, nobody speaks exactly like the dictionary pronunciation indicates, and it's freeing... we have to be careful to have a clear pronunciation, but like she mentioned "eXpresso" is wrong, well, espresso was borrowed from Italians, if I were Italian, I would pronounce it the right way "expresso" and nobody would be confused about what i was speaking.

[@angeljamais8541]

@@LeizaCristina am i not free to learn a specific accent that i particularly like? Is a teacher not free to teach it?

[@agi1041]

@@LeizaCristina Please learn the difference between accent and pronunciation.

[@leticiaolsi4325]

Dear Lucy,
Whenever you say in your videos “sound like a native” and “sound more professional” I can only appreciate.
As a speaker of any foreign language, each of us have limits since there are distinctive sounds in each of them (which are phonemes). As children we have better contact with a particular language acquiring its characteristic phonemes and may have to strive a little more to imitate different sounds. It’s natural to us.
With practice however -as with everything in life- one gets used to the new sounds as to speak in parallel and so be better comprehended by ones who have acquired these different sounds as children -as we did with our own; they might as well find difficulty to pronounce sounds of other languages.
Although I know I will not be able to pronounce all words 100% -the same goes to the use of grammar-it’s clear that your intention is to help one to improve his speech as best as he can; with excellence, not perfection. After all, who wouldn’t want to be better understood by everyone? Lucy, you are a marvellous teacher. I’m much more confident in my English after your lessons. And all that for free, I couldn’t be more grateful. Thank you!

[@winstonpoligratis8353]

Dear Lucy.. i dont find your video offensive when you say sound professional..sound intelligent..etc.. your channel is a huge help to us whose English is the 2nd language.. people viewed your statement in different angle..i think those who were hurt with your lines were the people who envy you..you are a very good teacher.. and well known RUclipsr.. dont feel so bad about it coz i know that you dont mean to hurt them..

[@lawstudent8456]

She should feel bad, she was promoting prejudice!

[@Alaois]

@@lawstudent8456 Please specify how she was promoting prejudice? This is a channel for people who are learning English. She is aiding in that goal. Please tell us why you're offended.

[@JoteiKonan]

@@lawstudent8456 No, she shouldn't feel bad, it was not her fault that people so sensitive like you get offended for nonsense. I don't understand why people nowadays get offended about everything, you snowflake.

[@unnamedchannel2202]

@@lawstudent8456, me assumes promoting prejudice is a native way of saying teaching at the highest level, isn't it?

[@Dewcataex]

Mira Lucy, como se que lees perfectamente en español te lo digo por aquí. La gente está muy sensible por muchos factores. Tu da mucho, muchísimo. Eres una persona generosa, abierta, y una profesora excelente. Aquí, en España tenemos un dicho: "El que se pica, ajos come". El amor que TU le pones a lo que haces supera en mucho a cualquier pequeño error que puedas tener. Ya te disculpaste. Basta ya. No te castigues más. Tiene muchísimos más valor todo lo que aportas de manera desinteresada y gratuita. Mucha gente te aprecia y te quiere. Quédate SIEMPRE CON ESO. Que no te llegue más lo negativo que lo positivo, que muchísimo más. Un enorme abrazo preciosa. Sigue haciendo lo que mejor sabes hacer. Desde Granada te doy dos enormes besos. Rocío.

[@agatauchna]

Dear Lucy, I dont really think you deserved so much criticism. You've always been great.
RP is what most of English learners want to learn, we all want to sound like this... We are also aware that we speak with different accents and that there are lots of in the UK itself. But it doesn't mean that RP can't be used as the example. A goal for most of us is to sound like this.... maybe I'm wrong, but I've always thought that inspite knowing that we all speak differently we have the same goal and it is the RP pronunciation. I always admired the way you speak. You are A GREAT example for me.

[@owlblocksdavid4955]

Bah, RP isn't even rhotic, and yet you want to learn it? And it calls itself "traditional". Come to the States and learn proper English.
Sincerely, an American

[@lavinia4568]

@@owlblocksdavid4955 no.

[@istreddmargonem3348]

Lucy, I have been watching for a few months and to be honest, I've never felt stupid, unprofessional, unintelligent and disgusting! I have understood that if you pronounce those words properly, you may SOUND like a native speaker or professional, it doesn't mean you're quite the opposite of you don't do so. I'm 14 and because of you, I've finally found a way, how I can have fun and good time while learning a language. I developed it into next level and because of you, I'm able to talk with native speakers, write articles and ace every single exam at school! I sometimes don't feel like doing homework, because I'm addicted to your videos which gave me a tramendous hand and your beautiful accent! I would be joyous if you were my teacher! Keep up the good work! I'm looking forward to watching your next video!

[@user-oh9wb8uh5u]

Are you crazy? Telling people how to pronounce words correctly can't be offensive !!!

[@Gspp68]

Алексей Сатурн ruclips.net/video/O4no4dbbJZw/видео.html

[@louo8690]

Exactly. It's actually embarrassing that she apologised for doing her job properly. Why are there fewer and fewer people with a backbone?

[@t.k.4867]

Stupid inappropriate tolerance 🤬

[@cardaminehalax2081]

@@Catandthespoon True. After all, everyone should choose how he or she wants to pronounce and talk. The world would turn into a chaos of misunderstanding (that's somewhat already the case), but at least, no one would feel offended, great !

[@flybyw]

just like how Chinese teachers are criticized for teaching the correct Cantonese pronunciation

[@lauraspiritedaway3802]

There are lots of comedians in the UK who make fun of accents... their shows are on youtube. I mean... RELAX. Especially now that we are living in such difficult situation. I have a great respect for you Lucy because, thanks to you, I love English language even more. A huge hug from Italy 😘

[@joebrooks8131]

This is utterly insane. There is a right way and multiple wrong ways to pronounce nearly every word we use in the English language. Just because a crowd shows up at the castle door with pitchforks and torches demanding that you dumb down (yes, I mean dumb down) the language, that doesn’t mean their argument is valid.

[@KevinAbroad]

This is actually not insane and Lucy demonstrates a great deal of intelligence and maturity in making this apology video. There isn't a wrong way to pronounce words. There are standard and non-standard ways of pronouncing words. Obviously, I'm not talking about mispronouncing on purpose. But if you pronounce a word in a non-standard way, it doesn't mean you're dumb or less than. That's the gist of the criticism she received.

[@joebrooks8131]

Kevin Abroad No, she was bullied into making an apology by jealous “creators” and the lunacy of the mob. It’s shameful.

[@KevinAbroad]

@@joebrooks8131 She wasn't. Watch her latest video on her Lucy Bella channel.

[@joebrooks8131]

Kevin Abroad I did. You can tell that she truly loves Big Brother.

[@trollfred]

Damn, people seem to not understand that simple fact, that there are more right ways than just one.

[@agatapapierska4326]

I've been a teacher for almost 30 years. If I wanted to count my mistakes , I wouldn't never fall asleep. We're only human!

[@AbdulBasit-oz1jx]

Will you be my teacher.i m not so expert in speaking english.plz reply plz if u conversation with me at whatapp

[@matthewdyer4752]

Ironic?

[@AbdulBasit-oz1jx]

Haha not ironic you peoples are telented I m illetrate.

[@brlary2378]

Lucy, I have watched your video and I did not feel discriminated even though I have an accent that can make things more difficult for me to pronounce. But I really learned a lot from you and I want you to know I love your videos. Never stop, please.

[@itstimmer]

RUclips is very liberal, very left, very Democrat. RUclips is an intolerant social justice warrior. I believe that RUclips forced Lucy to do this by threatening to demonetize or cancel her.

[@honeydew75]

@@itstimmer learn to appreciate a moment of self reflection and growth, I don't think Lucy would approve of the direction you're taking this situation and how you're interpreting it

[@jasonchu212]

That’s ridiculous, one only feels inferior to others when they feel the need to be superior to others. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self. Calling out on good people to compensate your unwillingness to improve is a sign of weakness.

[@denisachumchalova2329]

I think that just the fact that you apologised shows how lovely woman you actually are. We love you with your goals AND with your mistakes. Big thank you for everything you've ever done for us.

[@alexeyalex2135]

English with Lucy is one of the best RUclips channel. Lucy is a great, smart and brilliant teacher. I'm not an English speaker. Then, how will I ever be able to correct my pronunciation mistakes without these videos? Lucy helped millions of people. If someone doesn't say about my mistakes, I will continue making them. I will fail my exams. Is it right? No. I constantly check my pronunciation in my native language. I have a master's degree and, yes, I make mistakes in my own language. When I correct my mistakes, I become more educated, more intelligent and more professional. It is not an insult. It is an improvement. Dear Lucy, thank you for your videos.

[@nikamikano3512]

Dear Madam! I am an English teacher from Poland. I recommend your channel to my students. The truth is that your channel is directed to non-native speakers. It is a shame that you are removing these videos as for non-natives, it is the truth that they will sound uneducated and simply ridiculous in the eyes of other non-native co-workers who are also taught British or American pronunciation (the way it is presented in the dictionary). It is not discriminatory to present specific British accent in a channel created by a British person. It doesn't mean that people with other accents are not intelligent or anything else. It just means that if you are a learner of English, it is better for you to study the "dictionary" accent. Maybe instead of removing the videos, it would be enough to state that this is a channel for learners of standard British English. Thank you for all your work. You are doing a great job.

[@Agnieszka-vr9sd]

Unfortunately some people think that their feelings will change the reality. They won’t ;) It’s clear that this channel is about British English! :)

[@jula5417]

Szczerze powiedziawszy byłam zaskoczona wielką nagonką na Lucy za tamten film.

[@807800]

Are you sure you understand the situation here on why she made this video?.

[@jacquescro-magnon1440]

Thank you so much for your reasonable comment amongst all that madness. Dziękuję bardzo

[@grzegorzpiwowarek3462]

@@jula5417 mnie już nic nie dziwi :)

[@stassie23]

I love your channel so much, Lucy! Thanks for these lessons you give us, thanks for motivation and opportunity to learn this amazing language. We love you!

[@miriamnavarra5693]

You are special Lucy, thanks for all things you do and for your way to transform criticism into self improvement: good lesson for all of us. ❤️

[@danielapacurar9320]

Dear Lucy, your apology post on youtube was so disapointing to listen. I really admired your lessons and your personality. You were a breath of fresh air in these days... You need to apologize to no one for teaching corect British English. I watch your videos to improve and correct my English and prononciation. Then what’s the purpose of teaching a correct prononciation if everyone can pronounce a word like they want? Yes, you have to learn how to pronounce a word correctly to sound more professional and if you want to correctly learn a language. Nowadays, so many feel discriminated, there is so much sensibility... please continue to be you, teach proper Prononciation, and don’t get caught in this discrimination madness.

[@andreaskoch4675]

What she said :)

[@amitdeb2088]

To be honest British pronunciation is not the only pronunciation of English and just saying correct is very wrong. correct British English it is not even correct itself, British English has been an evolving language and compared to French or other romanticize languages, it is subjective and it changes over time. I am a native English and a English teacher, and her way of teaching is wrong and certainly it would't be accepted by any accredited institution.

[@angeljamais8541]

@@amitdeb2088 if you browse the comments you'll see that a vast majority of us subscribers / followers / students is here because we LIKE her humorous teaching style, we find it beneficial, and we want to learn *this* English, although we are aware that it is not the only correct of acceptable pronunciation. Wouldn't it be more productive for everyone that you set up your own channel, advertised it, enjoyed your journey with your students, and further enriched the language learning community, instead of wasting your and everyone else's energy in bringing down others and their work? Peace.

[@dwichandraputra2849]

I think proper pronounciation is the correct word rather than "professional"

[@blueice011]

@@amitdeb2088 Really? I must be living in parallel universe thinking that all established schools, especially British private education system are teaching exclusively RP. British media adopted RP as a norm, all institutions, including Court and the queen herself. RP is not the only accent in use, but is the one most students want to learn, for obvious reasons. People want the best value for their money and if they are going to invest time, money and effort into learning English, they most certainly want to sound like Oxford graduate rather than Del boy. People do judge us by the way we speak, among other things. There are other options online for those who are not interested in British RP.

[@katerinawie]

Soon people will start apologising for breathing...come on...this needs to stop! Please, people!

[@fanchelsea844]

People today are offended by everything and that makes me desperate very much

[@ColHogan-bu2xq]

This is exactly what these perpetual whiners want ! They are weak who crave domination !

[@xpotterhead_]

In general, I would've thought the same. I'm in customer service in Germany and took over most of my deparment's English support. I am constantly trying to improve not only my own vocabulary and pronunciation, but also my colleagues' as well. In my opinion, a company writing emails or letters, which are full of typing or grammar mistakes, shines a bad light on everyone working there. It just doesn't make us look professional or competent. So, I'm grateful for channels like yours, because it helps people like me, to be at the top of our game.
Intelligence, on second thought, is different. Not being fluent in a language doesn't mean that a person is stupid. They just cannot show how much of a genius they are, if they cannot express themselves in a language their dialogue partner will understand as well. 🤔

[@yaggikjalan]

You are one of the best teachers on you tube and you have never discriminated any dialect or accent... Don't feel embarrassed.
My best wishes from India🇮🇳

[@deathmetalwoman]

People get offended by literally anything nowadays. That’s crazy!

[@Hx_jamie]

I totally agree, like my classmates who got angry at me for saying LOL and texting an emoji

[@erikamajdukdvwk]

I agree. Everybody speaking unformally in their own leanguage make mistakes, that in a formal occasion shouldn't. I'm italian (that's why my written english is so bad, sorry XD I hope it's understandable), our grammatic is pretty intricate: we commonly use a more, ehm, relaxed vocabulary, when talking with friends or family. Say the same things at work should be wrong and if someone points out they should be right. It unprofessional

[@keithprice7119]

People weren't offended they just pointed out that she was wrong to imply (whether intentionally or not) that unless you pronounce words in a certain way and with a certain accent then you will not sound intelligent or professional.
I grew up in a 'working class' town in the north west of England and had a very strong accent. My parents then moved to Harrogate in north Yorkshire which is a very middle class town. I was made fun of constantly because of my accent and told that I sounded 'funny.' Other kids looked down on me simply because of my accent. I was no less intelligent than them but judged solely because of the way I pronounced words. This is the problem.
I am an English teacher now and I always tell my students that it doesn't matter what accent you have, the important thing is to be understood.
Accent discrimination is a real problem.

[@MrMata]

couldn't agree more.

[@mea.c]

really crazy!!!!!! people are just too soft these days!!!

[@ducktales4635]

I never felt offended infact your teaching and explaination so simple and easy to learn.nothing wrong to correct if your wrong.

[@davidcsik9761]

I liked and still like those videos, also I use Google to learn the correct spelling. I think that someone who WANTS to learn a new language wouldn't be offended by those videos. For me it is motivational to learn sth new. Btw I love your (Lucy's) accent.

[@JOHN-yo6qk]

Please don't apologise. You're just doing what you were supposed to do, that is, teaching us how to pronounce english words in a proper manner. Continue to do so.

[@drumjunk1]

As a Kraut who just learned English at school for about nine years decades ago and who loves to take trips and to talk to people in their native language, as someone who has to read a lot of specialist literature in English and loves to read English books just to relax from everyday stress, I really do believe I have a bad accent due to a lack of practice and I am happy about every help a native speaker will give me to correct my pronunciation. Unfortunately, most people are too polite to help me in this way.
On the other hand, I do know about the many more levels of language you have compared to the German language. And I know about the many more words and synonyms which are differently used by different speakers.
But do you really need to be mortally offended and to apologize about an old problem?
"An Englishman's way of speaking absolutely classifies him,
The moment he talks he makes some other
Englishman despise him."
You are not discussing a really new problem, are you?
The best thing is what you already did: Talk to one another. You don't need to go to Canossa, as we say.
"There is hope in honest error, none in the icy perfections of the mere stylist."
Learn, thrive, and please go on telling me about the mistakes I'm making.
PS Do you know my favo(u)rite English (American) essay? It's 'The Awful German Language' by Mark Twain. I could laugh my head off every time I read it. Learn to laugh about yourselves, and to accept the lovely little differences that make life interesting.

[@user-hu2em6gd4k]

Dear Lucy! You are making a huge mistake apologizing and deleting your videos. This is unfair to those who love your lessons. You enable the minority to triumph over the majority. People who don’t like your lessons are limited in their thinking, but they defeat a huge number of your fans who learn English using your videos. And you, Lucy, follow the lead of the minority, not respecting the majority, depriving your real students of your beautiful and very useful videos. You must believe in what you are doing. And to understand that a huge number of people support you. It seems to me that it would be reasonable and fair if you return the video. It will be respectful to the majority. And a minority who does not like your lessons should find another teacher who will suit them. This is what civilized people do.
And also. It seems to me that other teachers envy you. Because Lucy is the best!

[@umagautam5560]

Yeah .u r right

[@ulbandus4930]

Согласен!

[@Zzn129]

totally agree, other small youtubers who teach english just used lucy for their personal gain. lucy's been a month not uploading her new video .... so sad

[@cenkerkoktebir]

I STRONGLY AGREE WITH YOU

[@alenarainbow6889]

You're absolutely right!

[@anmoljaiswal2117]

To be honest I never felt it ma’am

[@pritammaji670]

Indian!!! 😁😁😁

[@achrafkhabar]

I felt it i really felt it .

[@ameenoahmad]

I never felt so either

[@sumanmahtha2287]

Then you are great a person!!!! 🤗🤗

[@heatedpants8437]

Don't mind anmol but u r very Indian

[@sunnylm2045]

I just started watching a few videos of your English lesson, and I started to fell in love with the way you teach, especially you provided the best examples, Thanks so much 😍

[@izunshirucreepercat3732]

If only tiktokers and other influencers apologized and taken accountability for their actions like this lady here.

[@MarcosSilva-is9bi]

My native language is Portuguese and I'm pretty sure that any other non-native speaker should be able to understand what is accent and what is wrong pronunciation. You shouldn't be apologizing for teaching people how to pronounce words. If you are offended by someone teaching you how to pronounce, the problem is with you, not with your teacher. Learn it! Be grateful for someone teaching you without even charging for it.

[@user-tr6kb2ud6g]

Totally agree ❤️ I am Brazilian

[@teatr_mask]

You are reading my thoughts. Lucy, no matter what you are going to do, you are wonderful. Big hug from all your Russian viewers.

[@isadoraoppelt3897]

@@user-tr6kb2ud6g me too, and I totally agree

[@juniorstark6597]

I completely agree, I'm from Brazil

[@seaweedbae4766]

Agree! When a person has an accent but the speech is grammatically correct as well as pronunciation, nobody would say that the person is uneducated/unintelligent. But even if person almost gets rid of their accent to make it fairly unnoticeable but still makes huge pronunciation and grammar mistakes that surely would make people doubt one's professionalism. Sending lots of love from Russian fans

[@lespat3521]

There was no need to attack her. She tries to teach us for free.
Study harder and only you can fix your pronunciation.

[@necipfortniteksakurek4725]

Lespat For free? Ahahahaha

[@yourlittlemeowreen58]

@@necipfortniteksakurek4725 do you pay for her vids?

[@multiconsolacion]

@@yourlittlemeowreen58 no. But someone pays for them, so it's normal that she wants to have good feedback as a teacher from her students, in order to have a large audience.

[@hangminh8168]

@@multiconsolacion Go away!

[@vivianphan3324]

@@multiconsolacion This is her business, her job. Everyone goes to work to earn a livelihood. Are you working without a salary? Are you trying to perform well at work?

[@methmisandanayake871]

When I was first look your video I thought I have best way to learn English, and I also recommend my family members and friends to watch your videos. I know one thing you're the best English teacher for me I ever met, because I learned many things than I known There's nothing to apologize. Be brave and strong. You're the best English teacher in the world❤. I'm waiting for your new lesson. Please don't give up and fight .👍

[@hevityaus631]

DON'T DO IT. SJW don't deserve your excuses. You're completely fine and we love your teaching.

[@ittaizuazo5727]

I've been an ESL Teacher for a few years now. English is my second language and the one I teach is American English with American pronunciation. However, since I discovered your channel some time ago, I recommend my students to watch your videos. You are always positive with a nice sense of humor. I watched the video and neither you nor the video tried to give a negative message. I'm concerned people will be offended so easily or want to read between the lines something that doesn't exist. Anyway, Lucy, there's no need to apologize, at least not from my point of view. I send you hugs from Mexico!

[@jgsanchezm]

Well said!

[@capridonful]

Lucy, you did not intentionally imply any wrong message here, we all know that! Please put this behind you and kindly continue your classes, we are here to learn. Much love, xx

[@PaulSesquen]

I feel bad for u🥺, we know you didn’t do that intentionally. You are the best English teacher I have ever met. I’m thankful and happy for everything you teach us about English.🤗

[@byunbaekhyun8907]

Teacher Lucy, you don't need to apologize because you didn't something wrong and I'm so sorry in the name of those who criticise you and please don't think in that way we are all interested by your videos and you have made me love the british accent and I'm in my way to fluent english so please don't exit youtube TT

[@John-Constantine]

We live in a snowflake society where almost everyone is offended by something

[@magicman5318]

That's so true.

[@riehafsah4469]

Ooo.. My people are like that, too.
Still hold on to primitive principle "if you can feed yourself being a 6, why should try to be a 10?"

[@nursejoed]

@Bernie Sanders represents the White Male Patriarchy You are sick beyond belief, troll.

[@zahrakhaled9797]

This apology triggered me! You are absolutely right

[@Oharomari]

ruclips.net/video/0lcYP_zOOXg/видео.html

[@tel2195]

I‘m so confused...
as a non-native speaker i never felt discriminated!
It‘s your JOB as an english teacher to point out what we can do, to sound more professional.
PLEASE don‘t stop those videos!

[@irisdanagher]

Yes but some people are not able to pronounce exactly how she has said to pronounce due to maybe having an accent or whatever. And now they feel that english people may think they are stupid. I know so many PhD students from lots of European countries they do feel a bit stupid as pronunciation is hard for them by no means are they stupid but swap places, an English person in italy speaking Italian but not pronouncing 100% correctly they may seem stupid to others. By no way however did Lucy say that those people who cannot pronounce are stupid she is teaching and unfortunately made a mistake.

[@caaashika]

exactly... everyone has its own way

[@jainenewton]

@@irisdanagher The solution is ..... don't watch her videos SIMPLE.

[@stm12p]

@@irisdanagher pronunciation and accent are 2 separate things. aware of one's weakness in pronunciation can help one from awkward situation. imagine you want to say you love peanuts but mispronounce it.

[@user-xd3pw7hb1h]

As an ESL, I think it is ok if you have an English accent. And it is always good to try to improve your accent by learning a 'standard' one. BUT never should you laugh at people's accent (this is the bottomline)

[@mdragarg]

Who gets to decide what the standard is?

[@sulemanrashida8451]

We are all humans - We do make mistakes. What makes you special to me right now, is the fact that you came out to apologize. You are a beautiful lady, both in and out. You've imparted on me so greatly that I cannot thank you enough. Thank you for ever so much!❤❤❤❤❤

[@samuelesiragusa9773]

As an English non-native speaker, I’ve never felt attacked by any of your “jokes” or whatever. I’ve been watching your videos for years and they’ve helped me improving my pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. I am completely sure you didn’t intend to hurt anybody, and I don’t see any reason to apologise...We love you and we all understand you just want to give us a hand❤️

[@ariahtav]

That's right!

[@kingagabryelska7861]

I can't believe what I've just heard!
Lucy, you're teaching British English with the pronunciation we can find in dictionaries. And it's the best one to learn for non-native speakers. Of course there are different accents, but you are not teaching them. If someone is offended by that, he can go and find a channel with that different accent he likes.
Last video was brilliant. I found that many of these mistakes are common in my native language (Polish) as well. And many of the words you talked about in that video are not about an accent. Espresso is always eSpresso and not eXpresso! It's not an accent, it's a mistake! And if someone is making that mistake it doesn't mean he's unintelligent. It just means he doesn't know how to pronounce the name of that coffee. And you can help him with that!
If you really feel bad about the situation, maybe just change the titles of your videos. There's no need to use words like intelligent/unintelligent, etc. You can write: "Correct British pronunciation of 10 professional/school words." or "10 common mistakes...". I don't need catchy titles, because I love you content anyway. Just like millions of your subscribers. Please have that in mind and don't change!!!

[@jangorak9596]

Maybe it’s time Lucy started teaching us how to speak with Polish accent in order that we don’t feel „offended” 😉

[@Mariolenna92]

I'm Polish too and I hate it when people say expresso or 'bruszczetta ' :D :P

[@aquer]

+1

[@smilaforever8115]

Kinga, jaka ty piekna

[@theelysianone6033]

@@jangorak9596 lol. Seriously, that's what these people might want, by the way. No offence, guys.❤

[@atomoffline]

You know, you are the best teacher ever. Two years ago I couldnt talk or understand english but now I am waching you everytime and I like your accent even I talk like you. for this reason now I can understand everything.I can talk........ thank you for every lesson I want to see my positive teacher

[@haganesan]

It's a pity some people felt offended. I hope you are feeling better now. Love your videos and I hope to see more in the future.

[@simplensober]

I have never felt it in this way. In fact I really like your way of teaching and guiding us for a more accurate pronunciation.

[@truongtranthaiduy8959]

Yeah....
but for some people
they felt that
and it hurts

[@Harry_Winner]

@@truongtranthaiduy8959 that people got the problem. Cause Lucy never criticized anyone

[@woodies2009]

@@Harry_WinnerI don't think you understand the peroblem. If you were American and someone told you that your American accent is unprofessional, uneducated or something like that, what would you think of that? For English learners, this is NOT a problem but for Englsih native speakers, this is a problem.

[@chien4741]

I like her teaching.

[@jangorak9596]

This chanel doesn’t target Americans and it’s absolutely obvious that all Lucy says about English is from her own, British viewpoint. People look for a reason to feel offended too much.

[@citizenerazed5539]

I'm fed up with this kind of stupid situations caused by some people saying "I feel offended" about almost everything.

[@carolinemaluca]

Right! We can’t say anything anymore without offending people. I’m so tired of this!

[@lamamie275]

Yeah.. Seems like they have soo much time and so little important things to do in their life, that the only thing they do all day long is getting offended. We soon will end up in such a situation, when eating ice-cream on your porch offends someone 🤦‍♀️ some should merely stop using the priveledge of tolerance in our modern world, cause it's going absolutely wrong direction

[@itstimmer]

RUclips is very liberal, very left, very Democrat. RUclips is an intolerant social justice warrior. I believe that RUclips forced Lucy to do this by threatening to demonetize or cancel her.

[@anapopa8459]

When somebody laughs about your accent at work, you don't need to hear the same thing on RUclips

[@itstimmer]

ana popa Then don’t come on RUclips and watch videos from someone who is teaching people HOW TO SPEAK PROPERLY. Your point makes no sense. And, frankly, stop being so sensitive.

[@zhengwang7491]

This is absolutely unnecessary, what's wrong with the world? A small group of people feeling hurt every day, complaining and yelling, then trying to force other people satisfying their ridiculous requirements. If anyone who feels hurt, then just turn off the video and go away, no one force you to stay. I learned a lot from Lucy, your lessons helped me a lot when communicating with people here in the U.K., a big thank you! But I cannot agree with "accent discrimination" you mentioned, British people should be proud of the British accent, it's truly beautiful, I bet most of the English learners dream to have one. You didn't do anything wrong, we're looking forward to watching your next video!

[@leszek5806]

I watched about this for canguro english and I think that you have a lot of curage published this film. I appreciate it and I have much of respect to you. Thank you for teaching us. You are the great teacher 🙂

[@grzegorzpiwowarek3462]

Lucy, my accent is hilarious and I never felt offended because of what you said. Keep up the good work.

[@jonathanjohn2664]

There's a difference between accents and pronunciation, it is not wrong to teach people the correct pronunciations to words Lucy

[@elainedoughty1117]

My 19!one of the right now UK ok low battery no 2 hour wait to go time

[@kotarotasaki3363]

Being intelligent and sounding like that is different and she just explained how to sound like that.

[@oyemate8647]

good for you, Grzesiu :D

[@MrRoll446]

For God's sake, now people can't teach how to pronounce words correctly in English because it offends someone's accent. This world went nuts

[@donatodefeudis4655]

So sad that people continue to misunderstand other people...I'm very shocked by that...you are a great teacher...don't give up baby...greetings from Italy

[@MsMinoula]

That's not it...what is wrong is implying someone sounds unintelligent because they haven't fully mastered their second language in terms of pronunciation. obviously she didn't mean to.
Edit: I don't think I ever judged someone's level of professionalism or intelligence because of how they spoke my language and I don't see why anybody else would..

[@aliceinwonderlandq]

So true. It is so painful. In the future you will can not say anything without offend someone. I do not get it, what is going on in this world. First World Problems 2k20 version.

[@Patroclus27]

That’s the issue what is “correctly”. Correctly based on one accent yes. But there are many ways which are correct too in other accents

[@evelina5825]

Yes people get offended too easily, even over such a thing

[@sidhott]

A perfect example of being strong. Thank you for your channel.

[@HROM1908]

Good for you Lucy. The English language is a melting pot of pronunciation. I am proud that you have opened up your understanding and embraced the fact that we all don't speak as good as you. The use of the glottal stop does my head in but that is just me. Love you !

[@MsLingrin]

I admit that my accent is horrible and non-professional - that's why I'm here to learn. I never felt offended because of what you said!
And people who feel offended - they just don't know the simplest logic rules.
Don't make them fool you! Keep up the good work.
This politically correct world has gone too far!! Now I cannot watch your previous and valuable and precious videos...

[@clementgenot284]

Yes! We want to sound professional, at least like a native speaker, so there's nothing wrong about trying to sound professional.
And for the word "intelligent", I have never felt offended. I always took it as "sounding more like a master of the language" haha
I don't understand this message of apology BUT it seemed important for her.

[@alexandreramet8222]

So true

[@jonathanjohn2664]

Well said, please get the videos back Lucy, that's definitely not prejudiced in any way, I believe you have kept that balance always between pronunciation and regional accents

[@cyogui1]

Yes, that thinking crossed my mind too: we'll be missing content. I've jumped from channel to channel up to this one just because of her beautiful accent. Politically correct world is keeping us from reaching things we would like to know or watch. We are going to evolve to a stage where people are classified by anything they do. For the worst.

[@nushar5366]

Exactly you well said ...well done.

[@maxgalarza9955]

Since when educating people means hurt feelings? What kind of new world are we living?

[@alexbennet4195]

Garret S: ?? Uhh... source?
Or are you just going to make nonsensical statements for the sake of it?

[@gotthit]

Its happening: ruclips.net/video/Zh3Yz3PiXZw/видео.html

[@maxgalarza9955]

@@gotthit Great short video and what an ending! Thank you for sharing.

[@maestroCanuck]

@@alexbennet4195 Source: eyes, ears, brain

[@maxgalarza9955]

@@maestroCanuck well said JD. Empirical method they call it.

[@icebear2308]

Please don't be sorry. Please... I am crying somewhere deep in my heart. I know you never had those intentions.... You just wanted people to be brilliant speakers by heart but someone thought it wasn't a perfect way! I am very thankful to you for teaching us such helpful things for free... Thank you very much Miss Lucy...

[@LolaSiluna]

You helped me understand better perfect tenses ❤ thank you Lucy. And I love British English and your accent 😍🤩

[@Naskkary]

This is the biggest WAIT WHAT I've ever said out loud. I'm speechless, you are apologising... for teaching!? What's next? People offended by the camera angles? Wanting to educate yourself doesn't mean you were stupid at first It means you're willing to expand basic knowledge and that's by no means something to be offended about or reason enough to come at those who are trying to make your learning path a little lighter. If you ever get offended by something, first look at yourself, accept your weaknesses and strengthen them, learn every single day and focus on what YOU can do to make yourself better instead of wasting that precious time on bringing other people down just beacuse you don't consider yourself enough.
I had to say it since you had no reason to apologize in the fist place. You're a great person and genuinely care about giving those who follow your content the quality learning material they deserve and hopefully reaching out to more people. I am always eager to watch your videos on pronunciation since I am not a native English speaker myself but I want to get better at enunciating some words. I am really thankful you take the time to go through every single word, pronunciation and grammatical wise and also make it fun to watch and listen to all the same.
Now, the reason behind why I can't not seem to understand people getting offended by whatever they think you did wrong it's because I have seen myself how some people (foreigners), not native of certain language, as a matter-of-fact, take for granted pronunciation. However, when talking it sounds so off that is kind of embarrassing, there's when you really REALLY feel stupid. But you shouldn't bring it on others, in fact, its a learning opportunity.
So, again, I am thankful to you teacher Lucy and all those who care about education, real education. Moreso, want to make a difference everyday for them and also for everyone willing to learn and educate themselves.

[@zahrakhaled9797]

Exactly! Might as well close schools and teachers should stop teaching and correcting mistakes.

[@user-rm7cf3yn8k]

I'm from Ukraine. Never felt that "toxic message" and never think in such way. Maybe it's only depends on people choices how to describe it for themselves.

[@user-is1xd1pr5o]

Согласна, никогда я не ощущала негатива.

[@jonbarron9332]

As an American, I've spent the last 5 years dealing with an illiterate, racist President; you have nothing to be ashamed of. Love your videos.

[@danielmtse]

It's heartening to read supportive comments from people from all walks of life - including loads of language learners (We don't expect them to understand fully why you had to give an apology - but hats off to you!). I absolutely see where those learners were coming from when they mentioned 'British accent', 'native pronunciation' or 'no need to apologise' in their comments. As a Briton and EFL teacher, I believe we can raise the awareness of **English varieties** among language learners - that includes the wealth of British-type accents. It seems that you're in an excellent position to educate some 4 million language learners in one go. Best of luck!

[@jacobalcuadrado5765]

You don't need to apologise for anything, you're such a great teacher, I've learnt quite a lot thanks to your videos, so it's perfect.
Take care now.

[@alexapepito8177]

Indeed

[@mathonamoore123]

Anything *:)

[@germanbeltran5785]

I agree

[@Irina1651]

I agree

[@justdoitrai6537]

Yes u r really teaching well

[@howardgo6438]

Apologising for something you haven't done wrong is a real insult to my intelligence.

[@alejandravalo]

Indeed!

[@tropicaldimitri7374]

Was she trying to create a drama in this video? I stopped watching 60 seconds in.

[@iceleftinpop5353]

The best apology video I have ever seen.
Admitted mistake, apologised and even took down the videos that were called into question, very welldone!

[@flombertogforsberg172]

it's good that you are talking about the topic of linguistic discrimination (glottophobia). Many people face this, but no one wants to take the problem seriously. For example, some people can’t get a job and may be beaten or subjected to other types of aggression by the locals. In addition, the states may often prohibit certain languages ​​or cultures and much more. I think that it is very important to focus on this topic because many people cannot get rid of the accent all their lives.

[@abdulrahmanshaaban7544]

Well I've always seen your titles as "How to sound professional or intelligent" as motivation. It's all about perspective and unfortunately that's life. There's about 8 billion people around the globe and surely they have like 8 billion different personalities and perspectives. Criticism will follow you all the time no matter how careful you are and it applies to all of us. But It's not necessarily a bad thing since It provokes our creativity and intelligence. Anyways we all love your videos and we appreciate your passion and dedication.

[@vickyneldo9994]

Very true! We love you Lucyyyy thankssss 🤗

[@fcojperez]

My understanding, accents and idioms inside of any language most of the time becoming a tag and even discrimination tag instead of a proudness. Just have a look at any film or old books (before cinema were invented) how some characters status and role are linked to their accent. So she is doing well reconsidering and reflecting on those videos and criticism.

[@koichidave]

Pathetic people. Blaming Lucy because they were not good enough in learning English. That's why you're learning, right???? It's a process! If every single video would be taken down because that might hurt your feelings because you might think that "So Lucy means Am a dumbass?", well you should just quit English, and learn How to Not Hate Someone who is Good 101 Lesson. !!!

[@FK_loving]

I am so tired of western tolerance! You have a right to have an accent you want to have, you have a right to be stupid, you have a right to have no brain at all... Do something and learn! Try your best. If human beings always had thought this way we would never have gone further than monkeys. Yes, you may have whatever accent you want but not be surprised if people don’t want to keep talking to you because they don’t understand you. As a non-native speaker I had very hard time trying understand some people and I did my best to sound understandable. I am so sorry Lucy you deleted your amazing videos. People are so stupid... Instead of using brains it’s easier to say “It’s my right”. The next step is firing red head girls as witches I guess...

[@felipevega224]

@@FK_loving This. They put fucking politics on everything and ruin everything! even education

[@pran7063]

I am italian, my accent sounds terrible and I wasn't offended at all

[@byronreyes7711]

I have many italian friends who say their accent is terrible, but I actually love it. I believe our accent is part of our identity as europeans, latin americans, etc. So there's nothing wrong with it. Greetings from Guatemala.

[@carlaasamoah2705]

Anch'io sono italiana. I wasn't offended but educated...

[@juniamissesireland31]

@@byronreyes7711 I totally agree. Moreover, if you're speaking with an accent means that you're not speaking your mother-tongue and that you know ANOTHER language! that's not exactly being "uneducated" or "stupid"!

[@neleiabc2105]

@@carlaasamoah2705 Anch'io! I was not offended. I was educated. Bellissima espressione, 😁 molto efficace. Complimenti!

[@maggiebane2069]

la gente rompe sempre il cazzo a vanvera e ora è toccato a lei....

[@agathearriat2763]

The last person I expected to post an apology video...

[@ajs41]

Being offended by words is ridiculous in my opinion. "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me" is a very good motto.

[@editionmixlegit]

Oh dear teacher Lucy, we love you and your accent,we just want to talk like you,and you were trying to guide us!
❤❤ i'm your student from South America

[@TheBoss-jc6le]

Honestly I never felt offended by it I'm not a native speaker well you learn every day!! Thank you for great videos Ma'am!!

[@banhgoibanhtom3886]

Lucy is my best teacher... hoping you don't stop the good things you have been making for peolpe that want to learn english ... i like you love you forever...

[@frs535]

Your accent and the accent of people from your lovely country is incredible! Just be yourself!

[@judy-angedv7590]

I wonder, Lucy, are you alright dear? We haven't seen or heard fom you after your totally unnecessary apology.

[@EarthIsFlat456]

I'm afraid something bad might have happened to her.

[@abcdefgh8830]

Yeah I follow her on her Instagram too but she hasn't posted in a while. But her boyfriend Will is pretty active on Insta. What's wrong Lucy ma'am? Are you alright?

[@mariakhan1775]

When will we get the new lesson Lucy?

[@fernandocombr]

In my opinion, people are over reacting nowadays.
It's a shame how people feel offended way too easily for absolutly nothing.
Please, keep up with your excelent work.

[@willyanteixeira]

I agree

[@johnposter2322]

Totally agree

[@sethurajan2562]

Don't be worry Lucy. We are with you

[@hastonisr3577]

100% agree

[@alifkhasir]

It’s true though ... bruhh

[@michellekatarina17]

My dear Lucy, you do not need to apologies for nothing. Really. I am listening your videos for quite a long time and I never ever feel that you might offend someone. Teaching and letting people know how they should pronounce or behave regarding English lessons is coming very honest from you. If someone feels frustrated is his/her problem. They should understand that you are not a baby sitter. You are a teacher and you choose to use your time in order to teach people English. And for that you need to point the mistakes we do in order to develop a better level. Hope to meet you one day and thank you in person for the AMAZING and WONDERFUL work you do for us. Eres la mejor!! Sei la più brava! Forza e coraggio. Thank you thousand times for your dedication. 💖💪🏻🌸💐🌞🦋

[@fatemehhosseini7878]

I really enjoy your lessons. You are so positive in the way you’re teaching and I’m trying to improve my English with your classes . Those few videos I have watched , made me so closer to beauty of English.
Thank you