Common Expressions To Sound More American: 1. Whatever! / Whatever you want 2. My bad! 3. Lose touch with (someone) and Stay in touch with (someone) 4. Plead the 5th 5. I couldn't care less 6. Like 7. To give (someone) props 8. John Hancock 9. To get ahead of (oneself) 10. It's all good
I want to thank you for what you do! You must have spent a lot of time looking for all those words in different movies and cutting them. I also like it how you use all the words in a context, and it's really easier to memorize the words you teach that way. Thank you a lot for the efforts you make to help us get better at English! Keep up the great work!
Hey teacher! I want to say... " thank you for your videos". I really felt very American with these expressions though I'm Colombian. I didn't know these words before. I will share these expressions with my Facebook friends who are learning American English too. English is my favorite language and once again..." Thank you!". RUclips is my English teacher now. I don't need expensive English textbooks nor English tutors; not even expensive academies to learn and to improve my English. The best of all...it's free!
Hey I’m from the UK and have friends who are from the United States, and I watch American Content so I’ve always been very interested in American Culture, so your videos are a great source of information! I can do a pretty good American Accent too, I just need to learn various expressions Idioms & slang too so I can ‘get with the Program’. Another one I’ve learned is ‘I got this!’, meaning It I know what I’m doing!’!
I enjoyed the lesson because you taught it masterfully, as you do with all the other lessons. Stay well for the world. We need teachers like you. Greetings from Lima, Perú
1.whatever/ you can do whatever you want. You can do whatever you like. 2. Sorry my bad. 3.I lost touch with my best friend./ I stay in touch with my parents.4. To plead the 5th, to not incriminate yourself. 5. I couldn't care less about what think of me. 6. I'm like yeah, whatever!!! 7. To give someone, (props) 8. John Hancock, (Signature). 9. Please don't get ahead of the yourself. 10. It's all good with me. I have to give myself a props for my accomplishment. When I came to America I couldn't read or write but now I can.
Your RUclips channel is quite helpful. I've been learning new expressions and slangs that I hadn't heard before hehe. Thank you for taking your time to teach us. Regards from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴.
It's awesome the way you explain things... and what I like about your videos as well is how you add short clips from series, movies so we can actually see and understand the context better. Thanks for taking time to create these videos and the effort you put into them. Keep it up interactive English!!!
This lesson helps open the learners' mind better and better. By learning more we improve more. For that reason we shouldn't loose touch with Interactive English.
The pleasure is mine. This summer day is refreshing (refreshment),after (a) summer heat. In (hmmm)...I presumed that this option is right.(refreshing /refreshment),after (a) summer heat vave, day...etc.
Your Channel Wess é fantastic. I'm beginner student, intermediate level, so when you speech, ( without legend, of course) I can understand almost everything. Thank's a bunch. I'm an civil engineear in Brazil, specialist in retaining walls, structure calculations.
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I really like your lessons coz they are informative and enjoyable. Moreover, the examples you say and the scenes you get from movies to train our minds on usin' them .
Your friendly teaching methodology is very helpful. The kind of expressions you are teaching with plenty of memorable examples I could never learn from dictionary as i always use one to read English. I am learning. Thank you.
You should make a video about the very versatile word "bro". "Bro!?" as in "What the hell are you doing?" "Bro!" as in "Long time no see, my friend!" "Bro." as in "Wow, I did not expect that." Etc.
I must say it is one of expedient lesson from my perspective. Cheerio for uploading such video and also you make imparting this word to put up in right sentence, that's exactly great to have meet brilliant teacher.
Hi, Great video, thank you! I thought that ' to be like = to say ' was OK to say. The rest of the like you mention is of course very wrong and sounds cacophonic. It was a very fun way to describe like, Congrats, you're the boss!
Thanks for commenting. Glad you enjoyed the lesson. The use of LIKE is widespread, and the example you mention is extremely common and I use it the way you mentioned. And you're right, it's common to say, "and I was like (direct quote)," which takes the place of "to say." People may use this when telling a story. Just keep in mind "to be like" does not always mean "to say." (This is like the best movie.) 😉👍
Hi I can't thank you enough teacher for your videos you really help me with your videos keep up the good work. My name is Marckendy PIERRE from Haiti i I can't wait for your next video.
babe ur done. we had a relationship do good meaning get lost use it tip...Relationship. converse=relationship focus=straight ahead what an awesome teach...i just met.
Holy cow! I could understand almost everything that you said without subtitles in English. You have a good diction. I wish I was able to understand other native English speakers as well. Great video! I'm gonna start Americanizing my English 🤣
First, I was like, '' I wanna hit that Like button ''. But then I thought '' let's not get ahead of myself '' and watch the video till the very end. So, now I'm like 'This lesson is like super awesome''. The thing about Jon Hancock really amazed me. Thank you very much! And one more thing. I've noticed that some young Americans often add ''.. 'n stuff or ... n' sh.t '' to every other sentence, along with LIKE
Nothing like having a native american teaching english. It Is a Lot different from learning english with a spanish speaker teaching you english as if you were trying to become an interpreter. I am giving you all the props Wess!
Hello Wes,I found out your english lesson recently when I surfed on tn the web. Since I've been leaning lots of new words,expressions ,idioms from you.Thanks a lot. Warmly, Eric
I wouldn' say that this lesson is the most valuable but I think it was an intriguing lesson. The video kept my attention and I wasn't bored. I hope you make a few more similar lessons. Nobody gets ticked off you if you are not always making grammar lessons. I just learned 'ticked off' from Bob, the Canadian. Have you ever watched his lessons? Do you know him?
Hi Wes!!!! I Love your vídeos. I understand everything you say but when I watch TV show like FRIENDS for example , I can't understand...OMG!!!! These expressions are really useful!!! Thank you Very much. Take Care!!!
WOW dude you're LIKE the best teacher I wish you were my English teacher, Im a Filipino and I often use English like everyday and I want my english to sound more "american" and this video is the best. You sound so american. I subscribed! oh btw how about these expressions: "you can say that again", " didn't see that coming", "get ahold of yourself", "oh come on!", these are expressions too right? "whatever" is my favourite I always use it coz it just sounds kinda sarcastic and I like it.
This the first time i see you here, this kind of idiomatic expressions are very usefull to english learning it is another level , i m getting it! , thanks
There's nothing bad with like really. It's an interjection which is used to moderate the flow of conversation. People like to exaggerate it for comedic or denigrating effect, but I don't see what makes it a bad habit to use it naturally. It's one of the most common words in spoken English. 'Like' can honestly be really important in the way that a lot of people speak. It's also different from the like used in place of 'think' or 'say.' Where am older person might say "so i says and then he says and then she says," you might day "so i was like and he was like and she was like." Yeah, there's a certain style of speech which is very exaggerative and associated with young people which uses like a lot, but I think its stigma has a lot more to do with the stress and intonation of it, and its heavy use of exaggerative language which does include 'like' but also things like 'literally' or 'totally.' It's really the combination of all of those things as well as the mood which is often difficult to tell (it's often meant to be a lot more sarcastic or passive aggressive by using hyperbolic language which can be difficult to get. I struggle with it myself sometimes). But all of these are used very commonly including like, outside of that exaggerative youngspeech. Like, you know?
Hello Wes im pretty thankful for your teaching for your knowledges you are doing and amazing job am learning a lot i see your videos very often to memorize it greets from El Salvador Blessings too much Wes
Like - yeah one of my friend who worked once in a huge ship and was souranded with american young men and women, she uses it a lot. She always goes like crazy. Thank you for this new lesson. Have a greate one!
Thank you so much for these great American expression and I really like them especially the John Hancock one :) it’s really interesting, I hope you have a wonderful day :)
Whoever this guy is, he's absolutely incredible at teaching English or whatever it is❤️
Thanks so much! I appreciate it. 😊
A REALLY BORN teacher !
Common Expressions To Sound More American:
1. Whatever! / Whatever you want
2. My bad!
3. Lose touch with (someone) and Stay in touch with (someone)
4. Plead the 5th
5. I couldn't care less
6. Like
7. To give (someone) props
8. John Hancock
9. To get ahead of (oneself)
10. It's all good
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Thanks, but the pieces of expression are hard to chain together and hard to use every day. do you have some idea？
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Hi, Good Lesson. I think " l hate" should be in the list.
I don't want to lose touch
Your lessons are valuable! It’s so good to see that the world still has so many people doing their best to be helpful!
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No one wants to lose touch with a wonderful teacher just like you.great video.
Thanks so much Kamar. Glad you enjoyed the lesson & I hope you learned some new expressions. 😉👍
I want to thank you for what you do! You must have spent a lot of time looking for all those words in different movies and cutting them. I also like it how you use all the words in a context, and it's really easier to memorize the words you teach that way.
Thank you a lot for the efforts you make to help us get better at English! Keep up the great work!
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Best teacher ever!
Best channel ever!
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Wonderful teacher
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Hey teacher! I want to say... " thank you for your videos". I really felt very American with these expressions though I'm Colombian. I didn't know these words before. I will share these expressions with my Facebook friends who are learning American English too. English is my favorite language and once again..." Thank you!". RUclips is my English teacher now. I don't need expensive English textbooks nor English tutors; not even expensive academies to learn and to improve my English. The best of all...it's free!
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Hey I’m from the UK and have friends who are from the United States, and I watch American Content so I’ve always been very interested in American Culture, so your videos are a great source of information! I can do a pretty good American Accent too, I just need to learn various expressions Idioms & slang too so I can ‘get with the Program’. Another one I’ve learned is ‘I got this!’, meaning It I know what I’m doing!’!
Definitely, stay in touch. ✌
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You are an awesome teacher. In addition, you're quite charismatic. I look up to you. My gratitude. Congratulations!
Wow, thank you! Glad you enjoyed the lesson. 😃
I enjoyed the lesson because you taught it masterfully, as you do with all the other lessons. Stay well for the world. We need teachers like you. Greetings from Lima, Perú
You're Amazing, I speak Spanish and I'm learning English
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I love it !
How to keep in touch with your info.?
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I love the way you teach ...and giving example from real life and movies...Hadi from Algeria
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Wow, this teacher is so good.
I give him my props.
See you guys.
Warm regards from Mexico.
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1.whatever/ you can do whatever you want. You can do whatever you like. 2. Sorry my bad. 3.I lost touch with my best friend./ I stay in touch with my parents.4. To plead the 5th, to not incriminate yourself. 5. I couldn't care less about what think of me. 6. I'm like yeah, whatever!!! 7. To give someone, (props) 8. John Hancock, (Signature). 9. Please don't get ahead of the yourself. 10. It's all good with me. I have to give myself a props for my accomplishment. When I came to America I couldn't read or write but now I can.
Your RUclips channel is quite helpful. I've been learning new expressions and slangs that I hadn't heard before hehe. Thank you for taking your time to teach us. Regards from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴.
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I like the way you are using the examples and repeating the words with your own phrases... it sticks better!
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It's awesome the way you explain things... and what I like about your videos as well is how you add short clips from series, movies so we can actually see and understand the context better. Thanks for taking time to create these videos and the effort you put into them. Keep it up interactive English!!!
I need to get your John hancock right here?
This lesson helps open the learners' mind better and better. By learning more we improve more. For that reason we shouldn't loose touch with Interactive English.
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We'd never lose touch with you, Wes!!!
You're a wonderful teacher...❤
Love it! I really like the way everything is explained in detail. I know a lot of Americanisms, but it’s great to learn some more!
Awesome! Thank you!
We italians also use the expression" I COULDN'T CARE LESS " ( Non me ne può fregare di meno...) lol 😊
Have a happy week end professor !
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We are Brazilians and our always to speak I don't speak english.. shuashua I couldn't care less..
Great teacher... I love the way you simply explain
Glad you liked it!
Thanks. I really enjoyed. Smooth and easy. That kind of a approach is priceless. The right stuff.
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The pleasure is mine. This summer day is refreshing (refreshment),after (a) summer heat. In (hmmm)...I presumed that this option is right.(refreshing /refreshment),after (a) summer heat vave, day...etc.
Your Channel Wess é fantastic.
I'm beginner student, intermediate level, so when you speech, ( without legend, of course) I can understand almost everything.
Thank's a bunch.
I'm an civil engineear in Brazil, specialist in retaining walls, structure calculations.
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@@InteractiveEng It was be a pleasure!!!
This lesson is pretty good and useful, thank you so much, we need more like this video please. I appreciate your time and your efforts so much
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This is one among the most valuable lesson I have ever had. It’s truly helpful and indeed enjoyable. I simply greet the greatness in you.
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Interactive English I love your the best thank you so much
You just gave him the props for his great job in this class! And I do the same by commenting.
Thank you,I speak Portuguese,and i'm learning English now.
And yours videos are helping me a lot.
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It's really crazy "whatever", " My bad", anything I used this word. And thanks a lot your advice.
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I really like your lessons coz they are informative and enjoyable. Moreover, the examples you say and the scenes you get from movies to train our minds on usin' them .
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I won’t lose touch with you guys because you’re my favorite teachers 👩🏫 👨🏫 😊
I won't lose touch as well ;-)
Your friendly teaching methodology is very helpful. The kind of expressions you are teaching with plenty of memorable examples I could never learn from dictionary as i always use one to read English. I am learning. Thank you.
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Enjoyed very much ! Thank you!👍from Scotland 🏴
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One of the best channels for learning English, an american friend who lives in my country, recommended your channel, thanks for this lesson.
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You will hear a LOT of "likes" in California, especially in SoCal. And then there is also the unbeatable sortakindalike which has a different meaning.
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Hi there! I'm a Filipino and I enjoyed your video hope u upload more kind of this video stay safe and more power to your channel❤️ 🇵🇭
Thank you so much!!
You should make a video about the very versatile word "bro".
"Bro!?" as in "What the hell are you doing?"
"Bro!" as in "Long time no see, my friend!"
"Bro." as in "Wow, I did not expect that."
Etc.
This could be replaced with a multitude of other words for example:
"Dude!?"
"Dude!"
"Dude."
It's a real pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you for providing such high quality content.
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It's curious, in Argentina teenagers talk using
a lot "like" but obviasly in spanish that is "tipo".
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Here in Brazil teenagers also use the word "tipo". Hahaha Interesting.
I must say it is one of expedient lesson from my perspective. Cheerio for uploading such video and also you make imparting this word to put up in right sentence, that's exactly great to have meet brilliant teacher.
Amazing, as always!
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Your lessons are Miraculously Magical that take me to my next level of English. Please 🙏 give more and more of these. Good luck.....!
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I didn't know about John Hancock. I lived in Boston and I remember the John Hancock building
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Greetings from Syria 🇸🇾
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I loved this lesson. ,Absolutely helpful , Thankyou Sir🥰🥰🤩👏
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Sir plz make a video on " new sententes"
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You're really help me because i'm from Azerbaijan and i make an effort for learning English very well as a native so u are absolutely help me ☺️
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I think I'm getting ahead of myself studying idioms 😅
You the talented teacher.
Absolutely nice lesson and pretty one.
Thanks a lot for lovely help.
Thank you! 😃
Hi,
Great video, thank you!
I thought that ' to be like = to say ' was OK to say. The rest of the like you mention is of course very wrong and sounds cacophonic. It was a very fun way to describe like, Congrats, you're the boss!
Thanks for commenting. Glad you enjoyed the lesson. The use of LIKE is widespread, and the example you mention is extremely common and I use it the way you mentioned. And you're right, it's common to say, "and I was like (direct quote)," which takes the place of "to say." People may use this when telling a story. Just keep in mind "to be like" does not always mean "to say." (This is like the best movie.) 😉👍
Hi
I can't thank you enough teacher for your videos you really help me with your videos keep up the good work. My name is Marckendy PIERRE from Haiti i I can't wait for your next video.
Thank you for making this videos, it's so helpful the way you explain all the topics and give examples is the best support, keep it up.
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Cheers teacher 😎👁👁🙏🙋♀️😁
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GREETINGS FROM CAIRO- EGYPT- WE NEED MORE AND MORE OF VIDEOS LIKE THIS -THANKS FOR YOUR SMART AND KIND WAY OF TEACHING.
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I heard my friend said an expresion. under the radar
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The first teacher I come to when I wanna learn something new in english
Thank's for all ur efforts !
babe ur done. we had a relationship do good meaning get lost use it
tip...Relationship.
converse=relationship
focus=straight ahead
what an awesome teach...i just met.
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Holy cow! I could understand almost everything that you said without subtitles in English. You have a good diction. I wish I was able to understand other native English speakers as well. Great video! I'm gonna start Americanizing my English 🤣
First, I was like, '' I wanna hit that Like button ''. But then I thought '' let's not get ahead of myself '' and watch the video till the very end. So, now I'm like 'This lesson is like super awesome''. The thing about Jon Hancock really amazed me. Thank you very much! And one more thing. I've noticed that some young Americans often add ''.. 'n stuff or ... n' sh.t '' to every other sentence, along with LIKE
Nothing like having a native american teaching english. It Is a Lot different from learning english with a spanish speaker teaching you english as if you were trying to become an interpreter. I am giving you all the props Wess!
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Oh my gosh!!! I now understood more about it keep up the good work my amazing teacher even though i do lose touch with other people on TikTok
Hello Wes,I found out your english lesson recently when I surfed on tn the web. Since I've been leaning lots of new words,expressions ,idioms from you.Thanks a lot. Warmly, Eric
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I wouldn' say that this lesson is the most valuable but I think it was an intriguing lesson. The video kept my attention and I wasn't bored. I hope you make a few more similar lessons. Nobody gets ticked off you if you are not always making grammar lessons. I just learned 'ticked off' from Bob, the Canadian. Have you ever watched his lessons? Do you know him?
I can't thank you enough for your teaching, I never lose touch with you ...
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My favourite of these ones would be i couldn't care less , i think we can use more frequently in casual situations , thank you very much wes
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@@InteractiveEng the same to you and your family
thank you so much! your videos are really helpful!
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I’m very excited to share these your videos with my ESL student.
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Thanks for your teaching Sir .i keep my promise with you , I will guide you in my country ,I will use all my American English that I learn with you .
Thank you so much for your videos! I'm a teacher in and your channel is a treasure!
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I find your lectures all good thank u Wes for your incredible efforts you make to explain everything 😘😘
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Very well explained . I am from india and like your videos. Everytime I learn something new..keep it up dear...
Thank you so much 😀
Hi Wes!!!! I Love your vídeos. I understand everything you say but when I watch TV show like FRIENDS for example , I can't understand...OMG!!!! These expressions are really useful!!! Thank you Very much.
Take Care!!!
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WOW dude you're LIKE the best teacher I wish you were my English teacher, Im a Filipino and I often use English like everyday and I want my english to sound more "american" and this video is the best. You sound so american. I subscribed!
oh btw how about these expressions: "you can say that again", " didn't see that coming", "get ahold of yourself", "oh come on!", these are expressions too right?
"whatever" is my favourite I always use it coz it just sounds kinda sarcastic and I like it.
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thanks sir woow i really enjoy to watch this u r a very good teacher
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I would like to learn the verbs present, past and past participle.
In this classes you are very clearly.
I listened every day.
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I just think you are the best teacher I ever heard of.
I’m totally in love ❤
Thank you!
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You are the best English teacher ever.
Thanks so much! 😊
God bless you. I have advise I think that is better sutile in English than Spanish. For learning .
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Thank you very much for making possible learning real English without traveling, you're amazing!
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Hi teacher Wes ! You're fabulous thanks for your great lesson I enjoy it .my God bless you !
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The expression your are giving more near to life.
This the first time i see you here, this kind of idiomatic expressions are very usefull to english learning it is another level , i m getting it! , thanks
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Thanks 😍😍😍
You're my great teacher.
I'm from Myanmar (Asia).
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@@InteractiveEng Thanks for your reply😍😍😍.
This is amazing ! What’s more amazing is I now understand all of them after watching it once !! I’m lovin’ it !!
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I give you props! I was like learning a lot.
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Thank you for the grear expressions. I know some of them already, thanks again.
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Cheers from Saudi Arabia, keep going 💪🏼. Your videos are so much helpful and amazing, and i can enjoy watching your videos 💛💛🙏🏻
what is your name ??
Thank you teacher Wes, you make learning English fun and easy to remember.
There's nothing bad with like really. It's an interjection which is used to moderate the flow of conversation. People like to exaggerate it for comedic or denigrating effect, but I don't see what makes it a bad habit to use it naturally. It's one of the most common words in spoken English.
'Like' can honestly be really important in the way that a lot of people speak. It's also different from the like used in place of 'think' or 'say.' Where am older person might say "so i says and then he says and then she says," you might day "so i was like and he was like and she was like."
Yeah, there's a certain style of speech which is very exaggerative and associated with young people which uses like a lot, but I think its stigma has a lot more to do with the stress and intonation of it, and its heavy use of exaggerative language which does include 'like' but also things like 'literally' or 'totally.' It's really the combination of all of those things as well as the mood which is often difficult to tell (it's often meant to be a lot more sarcastic or passive aggressive by using hyperbolic language which can be difficult to get. I struggle with it myself sometimes).
But all of these are used very commonly including like, outside of that exaggerative youngspeech. Like, you know?
You're english is so clear to understand
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Excelent classes.
I 'm learning new words each day.
Glad to hear that!
Absolutely useful and helpful.Thanks a lot.
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Interesting! I've just subscribed to your channel and I liked it. Thanks for this!
Hello Wes im pretty thankful for your teaching for your knowledges you are doing and amazing job am learning a lot i see your videos very often to memorize it greets from El Salvador Blessings too much Wes
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I really loved your class! Ty so much 😊
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Great video!! Thank you!
The expressions wherever, whenever, whoever are also very common, right?
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I enjoyed so much this video! Also, is the word “super” before the adjectives typical American?
Glad you liked it! Thanks for your comment. And yes, I think it is a bit of an American thing. 😊
Like - yeah one of my friend who worked once in a huge ship and was souranded with american young men and women, she uses it a lot. She always goes like crazy. Thank you for this new lesson. Have a greate one!
Glad you enjoyed the lesson Maria. Always great to hear from you. 😊
I would like to give you props for this wonderful lesson.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the lesson. :)
Hi Wes, I'm a new subscriber.
What about "kinda" or "kind of"? Thank you 🙏
Welcome. Thanks for your comment. And yes, that's another common phrase in the US. 👍
Thank you so much I will be able to use some of this words everytime I talk to our customers!
Hi Mary. Thanks so much for your comment. I really appreciate it. Have a wonderful day. 😊
This is a great lesson, super useful and helpful. Thanks a lot! ❤
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for your comment. 😊
Thank you again! Very usefull lesson for me!
Glad you enjoyed the lesson. Thanks for commenting & have a wonderful day. 😊
Thank you so much for these great American expression and I really like them especially the John Hancock one :) it’s really interesting, I hope you have a wonderful day :)
this pronunciation is so important for me too