Are you using these common English words incorrectly? Shashi Tharoor on Indian English

What are Shashi Tharoor's pet peeves? Find out here...
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[@hustler3577]

The first Indian who gets irritated when Americans make English mistakes 😂😎 Legend.

[@vsdktbkm5012]

Your right. He ain't seen nothing yet. irregardless you are right.

[@terabhaitopper1097]

@@vsdktbkm5012 you're*

[@arghakoley8560]

He thinks he is a british. A pseudo secular intellectual.

[@terabhaitopper1097]

@@arghakoley8560 lol why tf are you people taking in such complicated language

[@arghya4NE]

@@arghakoley8560 using big words without big precedence is often a symptom of an empty vessel.

[@pawanpathak2099]

Me: i understand english well Shashi tharoor: *the pet peeves are really pedantic ones*

[@snehasrambikkal9819]

I too was like....wtf is that now!!🤣🤣

[@cacophotographer]

I was gonna quit the video when I heard that But later in the video I was able to digest his words or sentence.

[@mrbond9869]

@@cacophotographer its video not viedo

[@cacophotographer]

@@mrbond9869oh thanku Mr bond you might be so busy and you corrected me while you were shooting a movie I appreciate that 😁😁😁

[@Manideep6557]

Trueeeee

[@MB-kg7gp]

It takes courage and confidence to speak in English with Mr. Tharoor😂

[@adirocksit]

Thats why the interviewer has long hair....to distract Tharoor

[@sumedhaputhran3483]

Actually

[@cacophotographer]

@@adirocksit haha what the heck 😂

[@priyamveerpal]

@@adirocksit 🤣

[@Manideep6557]

@@adirocksit 🤣🤣🤣

[@crazy_desi]

The interviewer has guts to interview tharoor in english, if I would hv been there, i would forget whatever basic english I hv learnt throughout my life

[@Shashias333]

*If I had been there, I would have forgotten😂

[@crazy_desi]

@@Shashias333 lol yes, see? I've already forgotten 😂😂

[@immortalxd6190]

@@crazy_desi haha😂

[@manswind3417]

@@crazy_desi *I have forgotten already, aliter I already forgot. What you wrote eludes grammatical rules yet again lol

[@crazy_desi]

@@manswind3417 lol bas karo yaar, I quit 😂😂

[@Anon-xz6hu]

He can even teach English to English people 😂😂

[@sm4063]

No. He can't. Send a real expert in front of him and he'll start crying.

[@tatakae9102]

Oxford gives money to tharoor to buy their dictionary

[@prajvalrao4871]

No he can't

[@vedantsatpute5167]

@@sm4063 who's real expert?

[@AoptimisticNihilist]

He kinda already does

[@anushreesuresh___0517]

After every Shashi Tharoor video I learn more English words than I ever could with my academic books so far. Internet indeed is a boon.

[@RadecX1]

It is just pointless. If you don't know meaning of a word, just ask the person saying it. There is no shame about it. People like Shashi Tharoor are making a fuss about it only to look cool. Just try to avoid grammatical mistakes; don't go on learning more words because there are millions of them and you will only be wasting your time.

[@daddy9132]

@@RadecX1 why we need yo ask when we have mobile phone and internet

[@anushreesuresh___0517]

@@RadecX1 it's about conveying I agree. But some people do have a hard time trying to express what they are thinking, or don't know the right word, especially people who know multiple languages. When it comes to improving ones vocabulary, there's no harm.

[@RRPROD15]

this is absolutely untrue

[@hope-sf7cs]

@@RadecX1 i agree if you don't know something then u can ask but there is no harm in learning new words to express your self in better way ... Infact, for people who do have to speak in the public alot, increasing their vocabulary and improving their English speaking skills is quite beneficial ....

[@HimanshuSharma-gk8um]

"Don't mug up the Dictionaries instead when you dont know a meaning of a word, instead read more books and eventually you find those meanings." - That line at the end was deep -

[@Janken_Pro]

It's better to learn the correct meaning of an unknown word instead of trying to keep guessing using context clues. Maybe you'll get 90% of the meaning right, but looking up it in an online dictionary is a matter of seconds.

[@HimanshuSharma-gk8um]

@@Janken_Pro Its a different experience, the one who does it, knows how it works.

[@Janken_Pro]

@@HimanshuSharma-gk8um don't care. Looking up is much better

[@HimanshuSharma-gk8um]

@@Janken_Pro Suits you.

[@shilpagujiri4532]

I learnt half of my words like that..

[@Tilesmania21]

I like how he said that, "not only in India but mistakes are made everywhere".

[@chandrimanair7750]

👍🏻

[@BUDX]

Something Indians specially girls ought to pay attention to this line as they have a proclivity for correcting everyone all the time.

[@akashveersingh528]

But you lot have the worse accents 😂

[@laetitiamaine8162]

Yes... And in French réticent means... Reluctant ! I definitely love indian people speaking english... 😊

[@devashrijoshi9079]

​@@BUDXTrue. And girls here are also judged harshly for their mistakes compared to guys. Maybe that's why they go off correcting everyone, sort of projecting

[@karrr1573]

Most people get impressed by his range of vocabulary. His eloquence is more impressive . His ability to translate ideas into clean sentences on-the-fly, and speak each word legibly all the time is underrated. Must be an incredibly intelligent man, he finished PhD at 22, when most people just finish bachelor's

[@adarsh65kumar]

I concede this is just trivially pedantic, but since we're here to fix our English.. doesn't the word legible mean 'easy to read'? It's used to describe written scripts and not speech in my opinion.. For speech, I think we ought to use words like articulate, intelligible etc. (correct me if I'm wrong please)

[@manpreetbrar4327]

Yep legible is like readable

[@Warlord_Megatron]

No one cares about a politician's fluency in a language. His ideology matches with his party. Oppose everything done by BJP without giving a valid reason.

[@Phoenix-King-ozai]

He's good but I far prefer Sai Deepak, Anand Ranganathan for content and clarity Throor sometimes over complicates things with an agenda and to impress

[@medhalokur7013]

Never mind, he is still a slave of Sonia Gandhi

[@someone-tw3kd]

The only politician which gets interviewed about his grammar

[@VV-lq4di]

who

[@Panda-zw5tl]

@@VV-lq4di Tharoor Sir

[@Panda-zw5tl]

He was the former minister of india

[@lollapL]

Lol 😂😂

[@celestialspartan7977]

He was formerly a Minister in Government of India not the former Minister of India.

[@akhilsachdeva1811]

Listening to him, makes me feel like i'm illiterate

[@12irtezasaheem7]

😂😂🤣🤣

[@syedjafferimam5789]

Not understanding English cannot possibly make you illiterate

[@sheebafayaz7071]

Hahaha😂😂😂

[@user-fw1fc7ei8j]

Right 😂

[@chuphenphomphom2317]

True 😂

[@ananyaverma9599]

I seriously love the way Shashi Tharoor speaks English. It has that air of confidence and authenticity around it. Seriously, would love to speak English like him one day.

[@BUDX]

You wish!

[@sagnikpattanayak1713]

If I had a teacher like him I would definitely crack IELTS, GRE, TOEFL exams😜

[@thunderzagario7215]

@Poopy Face Tomato nose Nadia Whittome ecks deee

[@shreehari2589]

@Poopy Face Tomato nose Nadia Whittome how tf do you know his ability

[@iamaakashrajan]

And LOL, LMAO & ROFL too!

[@subhamjha6562]

He would score 10 bands himself

[@pointythecactus5469]

@@iamaakashrajan literally laughing

[@chittich]

I gained more knowledge here than my entire schooling.

[@sagnikdebsarkar169]

Seems like you bunked your classes for 12 years..

[@thethirddoor5480]

तुम विद्यालय कभी गए भी थे?

[@acharya8959]

Pajeet school eh?

[@shubhamjohri290]

Only means you haven't been attending school

[@First_name_Last_name.]

What a way to demeaning yourself. That is why u should have focused more in school. 😅

[@hamishmchargUK]

There is no such thing as 'American English'. There is English. And there are mistakes. - Queen Elizabeth, Great Britain.

[@ILoveMaths07]

Am I the only one who read that in the Queen's voice?

[@screamy3338]

@@ILoveMaths07 No u are not 😹

[@Conqueror25]

Cold MF 💀💀

[@mithhtrivedi9364]

Hamish Right

[@yohohohoheyy]

Upmanyu comes in on behalf of Indian English 😂

[@Rakesh-zh9qh]

I like how the anchor tries to say “Indians” (sounds like a derogatory) but Shashi Tharoor on the other side keeps saying it’s not just Indian but it’s a global problem. I think that’s exactly why Shashi Tharoor is getting interviewed and that guy is still interviewing people!

[@cheeseburgerfirst7372]

Woah I didn't noticed 😓😅

[@Rakesh-zh9qh]

@Gaming Gladi I get it. That’s exactly why I said, “sounds like a .” Also my point is not the interviewer saying “Indian” but how Shashi replied to it. That’s kinda amazing.

[@monomarr]

I mean the interviewer is also clearly Indian so i wouldn't be too sure of that

[@abhilashlal3629]

Absolutely sir

[@anavrinamrak7370]

Kattarwadi Twitterrati Bruh is here!

[@Anonymous-re2jd]

When you realize, caption and subtitles match 100%.

[@First_name_Last_name.]

U should watch properly then u'll realise that some words don't match 100% like the word 'Asthma' when he pronounced it, it's written as 'Azma' in the subtitle but it's wrong in the caption, same goes for 'Epitome' but in caption it's even shows as 'episode' lol

[@epitome7326]

@@First_name_Last_name. you mentioned me

[@Yash-rf3ul]

@@epitome7326 wtf lol

[@anuragsuryawanshi4177]

@@epitome7326 Abey 😂😂

[@anshul2k]

@@anuragsuryawanshi4177 I don't understand pls. Explain. Ho ske to hindi m batana

[@thanks_bruh]

I want this man as my English teacher.

[@varunsriniwasan6561]

You will not even get a passing mark

[@MsEternalpeace]

Sorry sir. It's actually pronunciation difference. English people do not pronounce the B and make it silent

[@KartikChauhan__KC]

@@varunsriniwasan6561 Exactly 😂

[@saymakhan6489]

Dude we will fail 🤣, He will find more grammatical mistakes in your paper than the marks you get

[@thanks_bruh]

@@saymakhan6489 I was concerned on knowledge gain tho....😇

[@abhigyandas6100]

Never saw such English and accent in the whole world. True gem 💎

[@SSS-dn3uz]

It is of no use if ur expression not understood by otherperson , language should be easy and clear😂🤣

[@kdjoshi726]

Well that's to be expected from a guy who literally spoke in British parliament so many times

[@tommyls4357]

He makes me want to go back to school and get a degree in English literature. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@rgnandanshetty2950]

This small session corrected lot of my English …. I think all we need is these kind of sessions from Shashi Tharoor to refine the language skills

[@sumedhaputhran3483]

Actually

[@muthulakshmiammal3818]

When death strikes, grammar doesn't save us but the language of heart can.

[@revenge9456]

When in an interview, the language of the heart won't give you the job but good grammar just might.

[@dhanya9950]

What if others can't understand your language of heart. Reference of Gloria from modern family saying :sigala" and Phil not able to understand it simply repeats it , only to know that she meant to follow

[@nadeemakramansari1331]

"the pet peeves are pedantic ones",, hats off to you sir.

[@rajreddy9988]

What that’s mean

[@nadeemakramansari1331]

He is asking Shashi sir if he is concerned with the (pet peeves) English language that he finds little annoying as some people don't have a good understanding of the English language.

[@rajreddy9988]

@@nadeemakramansari1331 thank you

[@pulkitjain6397]

✍Presently : "Soon" ✅ not "now" ❌ 👌Example: I'll be there presently. ✅ 👌Example : I'm doing this presently. ❌(makes no sense ) ✍Momentarily : For a moment ✅ not in a moment ❌ 👌Example: The pilot says: "We will be airborne( aircraft is about to take off) momentarily". The pilot here is using it as "in a moment". ✍"Importantly" ❌ is the wrong word(an unnecessary addition) as important is itself an adverb 👌Example: Most important I believe in...….. ✍Superfluous : Unnecessary ✍Pedantic : excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous 👌Example: Shashi Tharoor is pedantic about English. ✍Revert : To return to a previous state 👌Example: Ice reverts to water when it melts. ✍Reluctant : Describe someone who is hesitant to do something 👌Example: She was reluctant to go on the roller coaster ride. 🚫Reticent is used to describe someone who is hesitant to speak or share information OR reluctant to speak 👌Example: He was reticent about his personal life and rarely talked about it with others.✅ 👌Example: He was reticent to take 10 steps forward. ❌(Wrong) ✍Some common improper pronunciations 3:19 🚫Pronunciation : "Pro-nun-ciation" ✅ not "Pro-noun-ciation" ❌ 3:37 🚫Asthma : "A-z-m-a" ✅ not "As-tha-ma" ❌ 3:45 🚫Epitome : "Uh-pi-tuh-mee(Upitumey)" ✅not "Epi-tome" ❌ 3:50 🚫Hyperbole : "Hyper-buh-lee(Hyperbulley)" ✅ not "hyper-bole" ❌ 3:59 🚫Plumber : "Plummer ✅" not "plum-ber" ❌

[@ashayshah164]

You should also make an episode on " Shashi Tharoor on common mistakes people make when impressing women. "

[@04rit]

Bang on man! 😂😂

[@KartikChauhan__KC]

Hell yeah 😂

[@anuragsuryawanshi4177]

Yeah this would be the most needed video

[@46yearsago93]

"Foreign affairs minister"😂😂

[@adityaroychowdhury3709]

bas ab 0:33 pe "pedantic" aagya and i have to open the dictionary 😂😂

[@eyexha]

lmao, im guilty too

[@yashaggarwal9708]

@@eyexha lmao me too

[@thethirddoor5480]

@@eyexha why ?

[@eyexha]

@@thethirddoor5480 because

[@waleedkhot]

😂😂😂

[@abhyuday3590]

Love that He tends to learn, So humble😇.

[@gopalashetty3592]

1:41, Important is an adjective and importantly is an adverb.

[@satishkumarperumal]

The last sentence sort of nailed it.. "Read more books. Don't mug up dictionaries". One would understand a word when used in a specific context, which books do it better.

[@ThORtHgong777]

This comment need more likes!!

[@Janken_Pro]

Or you can do both. I know, mind blowing stuff, isn't it?

[@bumikanr6614]

That was exactly my point when my sister had problem understanding new words while reading. I tell her read more books and when you see the same word repeat frequently, you automatically get the meaning of it. You always don't have to search the meaning of every single word you didn't understand. Just make out the meaning of that particular sentence and after a while you get an idea of what that word means.

[@whitewalker608]

There's nothing wrong in consulting the dictionary every single time as well. Speeds up the process.

[@deveshyadav6283]

How will she use word, if she didn't understand it's meaning.

[@bumikanr6614]

@@whitewalker608 Yes but for someone who has just cultivated the habit of reading would find it boring and tedious to look up a word everytime in dictionary or even google it.

[@bumikanr6614]

@@deveshyadav6283 That's the point. After reading the word multiple times, you automatically get the idea where and how to use it, like they did for me.

[@deveshyadav6283]

@@bumikanr6614 right, but the probability for some words to repeat is very low. Even in different books. I think so

[@milkfries]

"If you come across words in book, you don't know, read more book. You will find out what they mean. Don't mug up dictionaries." This is exactly what people need to understand. One's vocabulary isn't improved by learning meaning of words by heart but by seeing those words in action.

[@theillusionist9506]

Makes sense

[@malommukaren9316]

Ahhhhh!!! Thanks BRUT for this video. It never ceases to amaze me how Mr. Tharoor makes English seem so simple. Forever his ardent fan 😊😊

[@abhishekseth3970]

I am poor in English but after listening him ...yes now I speak in English ...He is a great Inspiration for us ... Thank you Sir

[@anshikajain2607]

Listening to*

[@abhishekseth3970]

@@anshikajain2607 dekhiye kitne poor hai

[@aditi318]

​@@abhishekseth3970😂😂

[@revenge9456]

Continue speaking. That is the way to improve. You will make mistakes, but don't let that stop you. Also read more.

[@adityavedula5447]

I have an English exam in a few days😅

[@PrinceGT]

Ap or ts probably

[@Anon-xz6hu]

Study well

[@PrinceGT]

Btw it's Sunday tomorrow

[@JYOTHI_KONJARLA]

Best of luck bro ☺️ Ig your AP?

[@adityavedula5447]

@@JYOTHI_KONJARLA yeah...

[@divyadharshini2760]

There is an old sitcom "Mind your language". Like that story , if anyone would write a script for him as a english teacher teaching english to international students it would be fun to watch.

[@abhijitkalita6938]

I can also speak English like tharoor infront of those people who don't know English 😂

[@dhanushmohan4194]

The way he talks about common english mistakes and not blaming mistakes of indians even though the interviewer tries to.Hats off to you sir 🙌

[@lredhulk340]

Remember, language is a game of numbers...if want to call sex as fax and you got millions of people calling it fax then fax it is... nobody's father's father can call you wrong 😅

[@EpicBunty]

but it is still wrong. its like saying if jumping off a cliff is what everyone is doing then we should do that too and that its correct?

[@sublimefermion2205]

@@EpicBunty There is no right or wrong in a language it is all about transferring information in a standardised form. If an error is repeated by a large majority, then it becomes a new norm.

[@lredhulk340]

@@EpicBunty chill bro ✌️

[@vidhanchoudhary7180]

@@sublimefermion2205 absolutely

[@NoBody-hi8ok]

@@EpicBunty Typical Indian response. What logic is this? You cannot generalise every thing. Arguments are contextual.

[@itsrahul2867]

The last part of video where he says that language is a medium to communicate. No matter how you use it

[@eLangLiteLovers_54]

Really very informative,sir. I feel improved upon after watching this short video, by the way, i am a great fan of him and his English, I learnt and improved my english to a great deal by watching his speeches on KZbin.... Thank you so much.... 🙏

[@blackbear__]

everytime i listen to him or read his articles.. i find english soo cool..its nothing like the english they made us learn in school

[@anushkagupta6680]

Never understood why "Plumber" is pronounced as "Plummer". Why the hell it has "B" in it then? Or why "A-z-m-a" for "Asthama". So many words like that. Why can't the way it is written should be the way it is pronounced. Weird English! 😑

[@thethirddoor5480]

I asked same thing from my teacher 😂 and he said you didn't invented these words. It is what it is ...

[@thethirddoor5480]

@@phanikumar4317 can you explain me a little bit, please.

[@piudev711]

Sahi bat hai

[@ashwingiri1510]

Because the answer to your question is English is a nonphonetic language which means unlike Hindi words has nothing to do with pronounciation. That's why English is a very funny language.

[@monish3reya]

You'll never get French that way 😂

[@tannukashyap8311]

i love listening to this man. my respect and love🙏❤️

[@user-oh2pf5qn7n]

Same here .listening to him is acquiring knowledge

[@AnuMadhubhashinie]

Aaah the pedantic in me is in a blissful state after this. Thank youuuuu. Love from Sri Lanka ❤️ 🇱🇰

[@anniesantony5703]

As an English literature student, I consider 'important' an adjective and 'importantly' can be used as an 'adverb'.

[@bhumikaverma5796]

I became fan of his voice.. Man, how he speaks so beautifully 💕

[@abhijitkalita6938]

Do u want to speak English like him?

[@onkar9476]

Lord Shashi can get an IELTS score of 10 'momentarily'.

[@Valkyier911]

Actually it would be ‘in a moment’…..you do not want it for just a moment!

[@Valkyier911]

@@AnonymousGuy12 Watch the video again

[@eshankulkarni946]

he said momentarily is for a moment so this sentence would be incorreect

[@chandlervikramsingh5985]

Lord shashi angry after seeing this

[@lavi-xp7jk]

@@eshankulkarni946 it was a joke 😅that's why I wrote momentarily in apostrophe.

[@sulekhag]

He came across as a warm person and not snooty at all. His statement that Indians should stop getting intimidated by the language - 👌👌

[@gyann9894]

Timestamps for Mr. Tharoor's errors⛑ My semantic pet peeves in Mr. Tharoor's sentences (An Indian here, no English expert I must add, and it's a KZbin comment, so please excuse the brevity 😌): 0:00 "the English language" is redundant. Just say "English" as its obvious it's a language in the context of usage. 0:03 "wrongly" is incorrect usage. A common error. Check the definition. Use "incorrectly". 0:04 "will become" :inconsistent tenses. Previous sentence was in past tense. This sentence is in future tense. Say "that becomes accepted usage". 0:09 "a bit" inconsistent context/redundant (You agreed to a discussion on English after all) 0:11 "Too many" when no stats to back the claim, it should be avoided. Use "Often". 0:17 "mugging up" redundant. Just use "mugging" Also it's informal. 0:17 "dictionaries" As only one language (English) is being discussed, use in singular: "dictionary". 0:35 "pedantic" is an insulting word..was that the intent of usage or "semantic"? 0:36 "which I ought to.." old verbose English..Use "which I must.." 0:37 "outgrow" incorrect usage as he meant he wanted to come out of a habit. Check the definition. 0:39 "very common" redundant. The word 'Very' is often used to signify a higher degree. Common already has that concept. Just use "common" 0:42 "Presently" It's acceptable usage now. No need to correct the staff. The word can be used in both contexts. 0:50 "I will be there presently" is dated/archaic usage..people use modern phrases now "shortly", "in a jiffy" "be right there" 0:56 That's not true. As mentioned above, it is acceptable usage, unless Merriam-Webster needs to be chucked in the bin. What? That's less than a minute of the discussion..my fingers are tired already😥..shall I continue? 🥶

[@campfirestories2574]

Bhai bhai bhai 😃

[@shriv55]

Thoroughly enjoyed your analysis. Hope Mr. Tharoor reads this :)

[@gyann9894]

@@shriv55 Thank you 😌

[@Griffith_1802]

True gigachad 🗿🗿

[@AfsahBuraaq]

when you don't regret keeping him as your inspiration, gosh!!! i am not stunned.

[@nehasaxena2962]

'Presently' does mean both ' now' and 'after a short time', depending on context, according to the Oxford Languages. Important is an adjective. 'Importantly' is an adverb and is sometimes even used for emphasis.

[@thunderzagario7215]

Exactlyyyyy

[@gilrobison9838]

Yes. He is mistaken

[@susanvarghese4962]

Feels good, eh? Your Goliath moment!

[@chocoferrox1511]

Yes, this had to be a woman, pointing out Shashi Tharoor's mistake.

[@arkadeep55]

No...Shashi Tharoor's right...Oxford Dictionary updates it's dictionary every year based on the most widely used translation of a particular word...you can refer to these changes but it doesn't mean the changes are effectively part of the actual English language...

[@sohailaahmed9996]

Always a fan,can listen to him endlessly

[@pratibharawat125]

Shashi tharoor : The thing about this language is that if you use a word wrongly widely enough that will become acceptable usage Soo relatable

[@AfsahBuraaq]

when his cook speaks better than CBSE English teachers. me*- I'm not surprised.

[@shubhamjohri290]

But hey, she's still only a cook. While a CBSE teacher is a CBSE teacher.

[@abhaypratapsingh3772]

I think teachers must be respected.

[@koushikduttarai81]

Par appka english skill mobile tesla google jaise company banane main syda sahayata nhi karega..bas yes sir no sir karke zindegi bitana parega

[@abhaypratapsingh3772]

@@user-jf7dd1eo3b If they scold you or punish you it doesn't mean that they are against you..... it's for your betterment only........

[@taylorswiftsbanana]

I really hope this is only targeted to teachers who teach English and aren't good at it themselves. If this is targeted towards teachers who teach other subjects,please do better. One's intelligence or skill isn't equal their English speaking skills. Moreover ,english isn't a superior language ,one can speak any other language and be very skilled anyway.

[@coolbuzz4028]

This man is India's living Oxford University 😂❤️🔥

[@anuragsuryawanshi4177]

It happens mostly that if we have learned some new word we keep using it for a while and seems like Shashi sir recently learned the word 'Pedantic'

[@stickyben2428]

He can even make a man uncomfortable who is taking his IELTS 😂😂😂 Now I am doubting my English 😂😂😂

[@bat_man1234]

Even if he knows more English than any British/American person yet he confesses clearly about how Indians are intimidated by English...he knows the reality about Indians trying to make themselves better in English by learning tough words

[@animeshchaturvedi97]

Wait until Shashi Bro realises English grows by adding words over time.

[@princekumaryadav1932]

Thank you so much sir for clarification 😊

[@theawkwardiest7364]

Ok here's what i have to say about pronunciation, we all speak different languages and we all have different accents!and, when it comes to accents,accents are more or less like fingerprints, each unique to the other. So,according to me every community, every nation has different accents and because of that there is always an unique of pronouncing an English word,and the way how you speak totally depends on the language or accent you were most exposed to. We are taught British English while growing up(in school,colleges) but at the same time,we also get accustomed with the American English.So,for me either everything is correct or nothing is.......

[@jayjadhav2037]

As far as I feel for grammar, pronounciation and formal writing, we must stick to British English. For day-to-day interactions or small talks, you can loosen up a bit to American English.

[@kishorikhirwadkar8312]

I agree with Mr. Jadhav

[@heydiksha488]

@@jayjadhav2037 Yep that's correct

[@pk3]

Pronunciation and accent can be different things. For example - pronouncing 'Asthma' as 'Azmuh' or 'Hyperbole' as 'Hyper-bulee' is not an accent change. We can learn to pronounce it the way it was intended in the English by native speakers and correct our pronunciation and we would still have our accent. Listening to Shashi Tharoor speak, you will know right away that he is an Indian because he has the accent but he knows the correct pronunciations. We are not taught British English per se. We probably were taught the words and spellings that British left for us from colonial times, but not the sounds. We just pronounce the words as it is spelled, using our native language sounds. Neither British nor Americans pronounce Asthma as we do. We just do it the way it is spelled without knowing that the 't' is silent. It is simply a mistake to correct.

[@metatron-scribeofgod6572]

Shashi must start giving English classes . On youtube

[@sapnaambat5242]

Revert was one word I always had a doubt about coz of the meaning and I always wondered why people used that word in official emails where they meant to say I'll respond to you on this...I always used the word respond in my emails coz knowing the meaning I felt way too uncomfortable using it for something I want to say and it meant something else..... 😁 Thank you so much for that correction...

[@sammystarfish6607]

Yeah it's become way too common now. What's the alternative to that?

[@eklavyasharma]

I shall get back to you. Allow me additional time to check on this. Would you mind if I call/email you back in two days. There can be so many examples. Try to think different.

[@sammystarfish6607]

@@eklavyasharma Thanks for that.

[@eklavyasharma]

@@sammystarfish6607 Cheers!

[@kdjoshi726]

Me being a science student: *confusing revert with reversible* because our chem teacher used to say "this substance will revert back to original substance" Imao

[@learnenglishwithhamid]

Shashi sb is a big scholar. I admire his eloquence and knowledge.

[@dikshaagrawal4388]

Thanks Brut India for having for us an English to English translator, so we could listen to Tharoor Sir

[@shivatejasbettadapura5736]

Shashi Tharoor could have pushed back on the premise of the video: speaking English the way a Pucca Sahib would is somehow a worthwhile endeavor. For far too long we Indians, especially those of the elite middle class, have been fixated with getting pronunciation and usage right. English long ago became an Indian language, a separate creole with its own idiosyncrasies and peculiarities and it's time we made our peace with it.

[@Anonymous-ql9yd]

I am an English teacher myself, yet I find so many things to be completely new. 😂

[@milindbhai1]

It is always a delight to listen to Shashi Tharoor.

[@seasonwalk5776]

Interesting. Its always a pleasure to listen to Shashi Tharoor.

[@indianintuitiontarot5]

You should make more educational video like this.

[@eklavyasharma]

I totally get it and have been pronouncing the way you spoke. My question is why people are blamed and tagged as confused. If Queen does not wish to pronounce certain letters in a word and call it a posh accent, it’s not our fault. Letter B is pronounced as ब so why people ought to pronounce it as Plummer and not Plumber. There are so many examples in English language of such kind. God Save the Queen! 😅

[@shadowfurydono]

Agreed. Plumber vs plummer is not pronounciation difference but is accent.

[@anmolmanhas6539]

god save the what? i hope it is a sort of phrase or idiom or i am sorry for the state of your mind being colonized so deeply where you donot k what to blabber and what to not.

[@ilovecats1388]

There are certain words where letters are silent, i thought we were taught that in second standard..

[@kdjoshi726]

@@ilovecats1388 Every state has different system. Yours must be advance that you learnt this in 2nd standard.

[@ilovecats1388]

@@kdjoshi726 i have studied in Maharashtra, what about you?

[@ashmi5170]

Oh my god i love this conversation. There's something about it which drips so much of intellect😂

[@kdjoshi726]

0:04 Social media in a nutshell:

[@sambhavarora9335]

I totally agree with Shashi Sir that people in India get intimidated by English when they should enjoy speaking and learning english that's how I learned it. Rather than mugging dictionaries or "Ratta Marna" people should imagine things they wanna say, they wanna express in English and eventually you'll get the idea or thought across to the other party. And using heavy words isn't necessary as long as you're comfortable with the language and able to express yourself and convey what you thought in your mind. Also to point out some mistakes that Indians tend to make most of the times is writing or speaking words like "Firstly, Secondly" and so on which are wrong in the first place you just say or write "First or Second" as it is for example... instead of writing "Firstly you got the message wrong and secondly...." you should write/say.... "First, you got the wrong message and second...". Also just like Plumber is pronounced as "Plum-mer".... Dumber is pronounced as "Dum-mer" not "Dum-Ber" or the word "Bury" or "Burial" is pronounced somewhat closer to how you pronounce "Berry" but without stressing the "Ae".

[@Jayesh0512]

My 8th standard teacher told us that, if a tire is flat due to a hole in it, we Indians call it Punture, but the actual word is "PUNCTURE" and no that C is not silent 😶😀

[@anuragmaurya7118]

Yes bro .. its pronounced as "punK-char" but usually people say it " pun-char"

[@meghjoshi]

Correction: Importantly is an Adverb while Important is and Adjective

[@gretaaarons4941]

I always learn something new whenever I listen to him. He speaks British English better than most English speakers.

[@fatimaansari3628]

I love Shashi Tharoor but I’m shocked at the things he got wrong. ‘Presently’ has two senses: ‘now’ and ‘soon’. Then, ‘important’ is not an adverb, as he says: it is an adjective, for which reason it’s perfectly alright to say ‘importantly’ because THAT is an adverb. What this shows is you can have a nearly flawless command of a language and still get some very basic things wrong.

[@AA-cy9ib]

I am glad at least someone pointed this out 👍🏼

[@YogeshYadav-no9fe]

I read a lot comments to see if someone pointed this out 👍🏻👍🏻

[@anushkachouhan9514]

Wowww man... Atleast you pointed it out.

[@abbasrizvi7366]

Good catch Fatima 👍

[@abbasrizvi7366]

Also It’s perfectly alright to say ‘revert back to you’. I’ve been living in the States for over 22 years, have attended college up here and it’s very common to say revert back. So that’s something Shashi missed out on. Oh well it was just a thought!

[@why_no.]

this 6:00 min bit added more correct words to my vocabulary than my entire school education did. and that too without any humiliation

[@guriyamirza4554]

Genious person Shashi ji is the master of English masters 👍

[@tanturakshit7410]

"you are the English teacher of the nation unofficially"exactly sooo

[@myownserenity6852]

Ok now I can score 40/40 on my 12 English exam

[@nandkishoretambe3452]

Tharoorji... Simply fantastic.... I wish you were my English teacher.

[@skandanram]

It is a pleasure listening to Shashi Toor. Wonderful Orator!!! I am wondering if "To Revert " in some cases could mean going back to doing the act you were doing or returning to do the act one was doing. For example, if you are responding to an email/note/ text etc and you want to let the reader/listener know you will respond shortly with the requested details it should be ok to say " I shall revert" - as in - will return to doing the act of responding as I am currently doing. Perhaps I am wrong. But it was good to know this nevertheless.

[@aquibssiddiqui6387]

4:37 that's how he acquired so much knowledge📚...

[@jeremywahlang2698]

We all should be more concerned with the existing problems rather than how we sound or how accurately do we deemed it's correct🤣😁🤫

[@bhanuprataprahi1693]

This problem is because pronunciation in Indian languages makes a lot more sense than it does in English. Like if there is no need for silent letters, then why the hell do you use them in the first place? I feel that the Americans just made English a bit more sensible.

[@bhavyejot9659]

American English is the most worst ever language created

[@daidipyaa]

@Muskan Singh English is a non phonetic language so that's why some words are silent and some words are pronounced differently. If you are whining over this,then French is an absolute nightmare!

[@PranayShukla-mv3gd]

Guy is Epitome of confidence 😂 it takes courage to speak in front of the person whom even native speakers afraid of

[@trevor9052]

3:58 lekin plummer to grandpa max the na

[@faizanahmed3079]

His knowledge in English literature is better than a PhD holder in English.

[@PranayShukla-mv3gd]

He is a royal modal for English speaking.such a humble man .

[@ruchikapandeya6719]

Pet peeve 2. Pedantic 3. Outgrow * 4. Reticent 5. Enunciation 6.epitome 7. Eliding

[@rg1283]

Can we all please stop being impressed by big words thrown around for effect? Shashi Tharoor is the perfect example of what to avoid when you want to communicate with clarity, conciseness, and confidence.

[@prafullrahangdale6660]

Indeed bro

[@serious_aspirant]

I believe so. He is completely showy. No one needs this kind of bombastic words.

[@rext8949]

For a guy who despises the English he is the perfect lackey.

[@randomcommentor7001]

You can choose to not be impressed. I like his usage of apt words. There's nothing wrong with his using words that *you* think are bombastic.

[@serious_aspirant]

@@randomcommentor7001 Thats not the point man. His usages of words is really impressive but the point is only he can use this kind of words...You can just listen and be impressed. thtas it..you will not use these kind of words, and if you use it in your daily life you will have tell the meaning of the word to the other person..there is no other usage of these words...that what I wanted to say. No hate for anyone or anything. Have a good day.😇

[@Darkhorse851]

I watch tharoor sir to learn vocab for my ssc exams 🫣😄

[@princessdiana3589]

Well the guy who has decided to interview tharoor in English Respect to you brother for your Bravery

[@jasminerajesh2739]

Well said.." Dont mug up dictionary ". I have seen many kids, some have been interviewed in tv for using long english words and mugging up the whole dictionary ". Words are used for good and simple communation... I dont know y people think using words which are not very commonly used makes them so unique..

[@abhikbhaduri7252]

Being an English Literature student, I feel so inferior about my English after hearing a Shahshi Tharoor's interview🙃

[@apurvraj2373]

You are absolutely right. So is the case with me

[@randomcommentor7001]

1. How inferior do you feel?

[@kdjoshi726]

Well you don't need to you're still learning. While this man has been in politics for so many years. Grasp whatever you can from this man

[@ketan-thaker]

"Pandemic" hasn't gotten old yet and Mr. Tharoor gave us a new word "Pedantic" 😄

[@abacas2175]

Sashi sir, please make a complete course of English for those who suffer in English speaking

[@sristika8674]

This voice and the way he speaks in one of a kind

[@stalwartsevier9999]

Even after the 70 years of independence, we are still stuck at the pronunciation of the words!! Why can't 'we Indians' accept the Indian accent as a new accent of English n let the world force to recognize it?? Americans rejected UK accent, added their accent to the pronunciation, many more white counties added their own pronunciation as new pronunciation in the list. Then why we Indians feel ashamed to pronounce words in Indian accent?? Why do these 'over-educated' people insist that some pronunciations are wrong, some are right?? Why we need to pronounce words in US or UK accent?? Why not totally new Indian accent??

[@yash6788]

Absolutely

[@anirbanbiswas7220]

Ha aise hi aur English ko adapt karenge aur next 70 years bhi developing hi rahenge.

[@pankilshah2616]

Perhaps the most interesting part is that India is the second largest English speaking country when about 11% of our population can spell their name in English.

[@TanishqaSharmaC]

well we do...Indian english certainly has a different accent and pronounciation

[@0900370pian]

Coz Indian ain't white and people do not associate coolness with Indians. I say be like the Japanese. Their english is atrocious but they got anime and super popular nintendo games under their sleeves. So people naturally will gravitate towards Japanese culture and boom! Weeaboo are born. People starts to learn japanese, dresses in kimono, practise karate and start seeing every little things as kawaii. Every weeaboo's dream is to move to Japan and marry japanese girls in maid outfit. If India can offer something cool to the world not your super lame and cringy bollywood movies, the perhaps the world will recognize Indian accent or even better Hindi and/or Sanskrit language.