10 English Grammar Mistakes that are Accepted in Casual Speech

There is a difference between how people should speak and how they actually speak. Language is democratic. This means that the community of people who speak a language ultimately decide which words and structures are accepted in that language. Let me be clear: YOU SHOULD ALWAYS STRIVE TO USE CORRECT GRAMMAR, especially in formal situations such as work reports, emails, and academic essays. However, in casual, everyday situations, almost everyone makes mistakes. And I don’t just mean people who are learning a new language - I mean people who speak that language as their first language. In the case of English, there are many grammatical mistakes which people make, but which are accepted in informal situations. I look at those mistakes in this video, including the technically incorrect usage of “there is” instead of “there are”, “lay” instead of “lie”, “less” instead of “fewer”, “me” instead of “I”, and more. Watch this class to learn the correct usage in all of these cases, and to learn how many people actually speak in casual settings. Test your own grammatical understanding by doing the quiz at engVid - and don’t worry if it’s not perfect! You’re probably not alone. www.engvid.com/10-english-gra...
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00:00 - 10 Grammar Mistakes (that are accepted) -
02:02 "There is" or "there are"?
03:03 "There was" or "there were"?
03:44 "Less" or "fewer"?
04:22 "You and me" or "you and I"?
05:11 "Between you and I" or "between you and me"?
06:21 "Who/whom" or "that"?
07:01 "Should of" or "Should've"?
07:51 "Farther" or "further"?
08:57 "In regard to" or "in regards to"?
10:18 "Lie" or "lay"?
13:09 - Conclusion -

[@engvidAlex]

Thanks for watching, everyone! A few more of my videos about common English mistakes: 15 English words that even native speakers don't pronounce correctly kzbin.info/www/bejne/aH3XoX2sm6ZprqM The 10 Most Frequent Preposition Mistakes in English kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYOuk3pqnZeMh9k

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[@engvidAlex]

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[@engvidAlex]

You're very welcome!

[@vio_523]

I didn't know the difference between lie and lay, thank you Alex! Excellent video

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Thank you very much.. This subject was a major question in my mind for a long time. I mean, I was wondering the accepted mistakes in english. I hope to listen much more examples about accepted mistakes. Again thank you sir.❤

[@royheins231]

Great point regarding the lyrics of the song

[@Adrian-foto]

Thank You for a nice refreshing grammar lesson to enjoy while drinking my afternoon coffee. Working among non-native speakers makes it difficult to attain correct grammar habits and not to slip. Your have earned my subscription :) Greetings from Slovakia.

[@engvidAlex]

You're very welcome. It sounds like a pleasant afternoon activity.

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Wow I learned a lot of stuff with this video..Thanks a lot teacher Alex .

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[@ilyabesk9809]

You should do full cover of that song! It's going to sound great!

[@engvidAlex]

Haha. Maybe, but I doubt it.

[@nikolaykovalenkosinger-1410]

Oh, this is my the most confusing topic with lie and lay)) Thank you for the lesson!

[@engvidAlex]

As I mentioned, you don't have to worry about it too much. I wish I used the example of "chickens lay eggs" in the video to make it a little clearer. :)

[@nikolaykovalenkosinger-1410]

@@engvidAlex the video was clear enough👌

[@jamshidgaforov639]

Thank you, Alex.

[@engvidAlex]

My pleasure!

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[@jamshidgaforov639]

Overall score 8.5

[@ProkopHoly]

I really like this video.💟

[@petrab9399]

My Cambridge English textbook says that using "that" for people is correct. (the book is English File)

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Teacher Alex , when you are explaining a lesson ,please you have to use lyrics , if you use lyrics when you explain a lesson about video every person that saw your video he can understand so easily and he got a lot of useful, please teacher make us that request

[@JonathanLandon]

"There is a lot of..." is actually correct. "A lot" is singular. Here, "lot" is a singular noun meaning a group or set of objects. That is why it uses the article "a". "There are many..." is plural.

[@engvidAlex]

Good catch! I can’t believe I missed that. There are always more things to learn.

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[@thilakasirispathiranage9981]

The route lay to my home. I'll do my best to go further.

[@eduardofulgencio741]

Hola. Disculpa que te escriba en castellano. Quiero expresarme bien y que con un traductor lo puedas leer en inglés. Propuesta: En el colegio cuando éramos pequeños la profesora nos leía un texto y nosotros lo escribimos en papel. Después corregimos los errores de escritura de lo que habíamos escrito. Por ejemplo un texto acerca de la ciudad. En el video vas pronunciando frase por frase y nos da tiempo a escribir. En la descripción del video añades el texto para que nosotros lo corrugamos. En los canales de inglés que veo ninguno tiene esta opción. A ver que te parece. If you can do one video about this mode of listening English and waiting the feedback from people for add another one. Thanks for you help.

[@WellMefisto]

I receive e-mails at work and some people don't even sign their mails, let alone being careful with grammar.

[@alnipk]

If we used in /at instead of at/in,would it be accepted?

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🙏

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[@Chwee98]

If I say my friend and I are going to go to grocery store, is that correct? What if I say my friend and I am, is that accepted? I'm asking this because I usually make this mistake. Thank you for the video ❤️

[@engvidAlex]

In this case, "My friend and I are..." is the correct form. You're saying "We are." If you use "or," the verb agrees with the closest subject. For example, "Julia or I am going to get the job." But even in this case, "Julia or I are..." is accepted. "My friend and I am..." sounds weird and isn't accepted...at least, not where I live, and not in the areas I'm familiar with. :)

[@Chwee98]

@@engvidAlex Well explained. Thank you very much ❤️

[@peaceprosperity3951]

​@@engvidAlex Hi, Alex. As an English grammarian, I am afraid that " Julia or I are" is amiss. Instead, Julia or I am is the way to go.

[@peaceprosperity3951]

Hi, Alex. I am a stickler for grammar accuracy. As a result, it always surprises me to see English teachers, some of whom are natives, making these mistakes while teaching.

[@fylosofer]

@6:41 If we're going to be pedantic then it should be "She is the woman *whom* he married," not "She is the woman *who* he married." If we're going to be correct, let's be correct.

[@engvidAlex]

The use of “whom” has been being phased out of sentences like this one for decades. You’re right, of course, but popular usage eventually becomes the rule. I advise my students to use “whom” correctly in formal writing and speaking, but in everyday situations, most native speakers have no clue when they should use “whom,” so it’s not fair to expect learners to know when to use it either except as a didactic exercise which satisfies curiosity. It would be wonderful if everyone knew how to use it, though!

[@thilakasirispathiranage9981]

If someone had visited here I would have done something.

[@dcserranoa]

I hate the contractions!!! xD

[@engvidAlex]

Do you write “should of”? 😅

[@dcserranoa]

@@engvidAlex jejeje nop. But I have many problems with contractions in listening... 😢

[@ishaakismail8874]

there was a man who has a dog 😂

[@nikolaykovalenkosinger-1410]

they're lying and lying :)

[@asra9897]

Should we as well start making these mistakes to sound natural? 🥲

[@engvidAlex]

Ha! What a question. :) Not really, no. As I mentioned, good grammar is always preferable to technically incorrect grammar. If you do make these mistakes, though, it's not a massive deal in a casual setting (unless your friends are grammar jerks!).