AVOID MISTAKES IN ENGLISH LESSONS WITH KATE / LEARN CORRECT AMERICAN ENGLISH / AVOID THESE MISTAKES

[@lenglesa]

First off, you're doing a wonderful job. The pronunciation of “sync” or “think”, however, is something regional. Dealing with such differences is a problem of great complexity. This is why most dictionaries show standard forms, which, of course, doesn't mean other pronunciations are plain wrong. They are just different according to the region.

[@MaryJones-fs4wf]

My favourite kind of lessons. Thank you.

[@lameeszienab7954]

The first one here 🎉

[@Klopcyna]

It is not a long i sound in "sync". It's a short i.

[@masoudkalary]

Thank you very much

[@detrius2007]

I humbly suppose that both phrases are correct: signal is weak and signal is beaking up. The first phrase means that the quality of the signal is poor (you can hear some noise, scarcely audible voice etc.) the second phrase means that the call is inaudible AT TIMES (you can hear only some fragments). Please correct, if I am wrong. Thanks in advance!

[@annann2256]

I’m so grateful to you, dear Kevin and Liza. I’m not a native speaker and sometimes (almost all the time😁) I don’t notice all these mistakes You notice and explain to us. Thanks.

[@MarinoZuluagaD]

Many native speakers pronounce SYNC as /si:ŋk/ because of an effect produced by the N when followed by G or K making it sound /ŋ/. The articulation of /ŋ/ is similar to the articulation of Y which is transcribed in IPA as /j/ -- YOUNG is transcribed as /jʌŋ/. Words like SYNC, THINK, etc. are transcribed as /sɪŋk/ and /θɪŋk/ respectively, but the /ŋ/ makes them sound /sɪʲŋk/ and /θɪʲŋk/. This /ʲ/ effect also occurs to /æ/ as in BANK /bæʲŋk/making it sound like /beɪŋk/. It does not occur to any other vowel sound. Not every native speaker in the United States pronounces THINK as /θi:ŋk/ or /θɪʲŋk/, or BANK as /bæʲŋk/ or /beɪŋk/ -- most who do, don't even notice it.

[@Elvira_elf85]

Thank you❤

[@statadvice]

True. Kevin shouldn't have claimed that the i sound in sink/think is the same long i found in green beans.

[@faridafaskhutdinova7312]

Hello Kevin & Liza. EXCELLENT lesson! The way you teaching easy to understand and learn. Thank you very much.

[@sanderguedes]

Thanks!

[@mrmememe777]

Thank you for supporting our channel. We really appreciate it.

[@eustaquiozambrano2974]

Thank you so much. Have a good evening 👍

[@seren48725]

At the right time!!! Green beans is my favorite phrase!

[@shahimshahimkm4053]

I like your class. Do you make Job interview questions and answer the videos

[@uselessvad2444]

Today I found out that the word 'cranky' in American English means bad-tempered/irritable. I thought it means eccentric or strange. Someone called a person that which I had to look up why and it added up

[@blackman219]

Thank you my teacher 🫡

[@kingo_friver]

I can see how much thankful Kevin and Liza are for our viewership. It's been 5 minutes and I'm still staring at the black screen saying "Thanks for watching!"

[@Sarash7406]

😅

[@rezahasheminasab]

All informative videos by Kevin ❤❤❤

[@eureka1100]

Think and sink and sync are NOT pronounced as long E? I am not native but I rely just on my ears?

[@anthonycuongpham1224]

Just a question please. The IPA in Oxford and Longman dictionary describe “think and thing” with short /i/. What do you think about that?

[@ShinyShine-bg5tp]

Dear Sir Please upload a video about telephone conversation

[@m61sha]

Why is there the insignificant snippet at 13:18--18:39? 🤨

[@kettlebell2103]

When it comes to the pronunciation of 'sync', Merriam-Webster contradicts what you say.

[@Tony32]

That's why he said the dictionaries are wrong.

[@kettlebell2103]

@@Tony32 and why not name them? Is it only ok to name non native speakers?

[@jaxxon98]

I don't know why he thinks it's a long e sound.

[@maymustafa1674]

I am having a hard time understanding the difference between ' used to+ an infinitive verb ' and ' was / were used to+ a gerund ' . Can I use them interchangeably? Do they have the same meaning and usage?

[@vladimirbaloyan440]

Nope, they're not the same!. I used to think of you , but now I don't anymore.

[@autopilot6942]

They’re completely different. ‘You’re used to doing something’ means you’re accustomed to it or it’s no longer difficult for you!

[@MaryJones-fs4wf]

My parents were lenient.

[@FrederikAbramson]

The second one 😂

[@сергейкоробицын-и2й]

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[@juliats1]

You're wrong. Sync and green/beans don't have the same sound. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, sync is pronounced as /sɪŋk/ with a shorter ɪ sound. Green /ɡriːn/ is pronounced with a longer iː sound.

[@englishimpossible5429]

What if the Internet has stopped working complitely, what do we say then? We can't use "break up" in this situation, can we? May be some combination with the word " cut"?

[@amandavenuto5029]

The nerve of this lady in teaching English. She barely knows English for herself, let alone teach others

[@lushlife664]

You 're doing a great job teaching English. But please, think, sink, link are pronounced with a short /i/ sound. You don't need to be a native speaker to know that. Just watch a film or a random video on KZbin. These are very common words.

[@nolanr1400]

Wheres she from ? India ?

[@dannyjorde2677]

Their mistakes are so basic. 🤦🏻

[@MaryJones-fs4wf]

My screen froze. Your screen frozen. Sounds weird to me. Perhaps, My screen is frozen.

[@ryanahmadzod5991]

00:20 WRONG! We don't always use "the" with country's name. We don't say: the Russia, the China, etc. We only use the with the name of particular countries, such as the Netherlands, the Philippines and those consisting two or more words, such as USA. Make a correction, please!!!

[@sgdusdm8225]

😂😂" image is stuck " .. seriously? The word 'Image' pronounced as 'Yeemag' sounds weird to me.

[@smangekyou]

this is even worse than marina