Stop overusing 'I think...' - say THIS instead - 21 more advanced alternative phrases

[@anthonymokelkie9360]

I always love English with Lucy ! the best english teacher ever !

[@PaulaRose-z7k]

same

[@ralphsea274]

As someone once said " When you talk, you repeat what you already know; when you listen, you often learn something" and I really learn a lot, thank you!

[@sambhotatenzingangschool3902]

I believe that has been said by his holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

[@Timberwolf69]

@@sambhotatenzingangschool3902 Kinda sounds like them, indeed.

[@nirmalmishra6404]

-Dalai Lama

[@vonarg]

When i talk it is not uncommon that i learn at the same time, because i make connections while trying to deepen my reasoning, my thoughts to others to be the more accurate.

[@deltamico]

Talk to get corrected

[@periebigler7318]

She is very knowledgeable and cute in her expressions, love it

[@EllaBella-gm1dv]

I listen to all your english videos as a non-native speaker to impress an upperclass boss at work, and when I see him I get so flustered nothing comes out of my mouth😮

[@SeekAfterGod]

you need to practice the vocabulary in your normal life with people that don’t intimidate you like a grocery store clerk. or a friend on the phone. Don’t tell them you’re practicing it. Just try to fit it in to your conversations.

[@hausdorffm]

She says that the " I think " is boring and use the following instead of it 2:19 I'm not going to lie (NGL) 2:55 in all honesty 3:15 in my view 3:49 if you ask me 4:08 as far as I can tell 4:27 to my mind 4:42 as far as I'm concerned 5:13 the way I see things 5:30 as I see things 6:20 it seems to me that 7:08 I believe 7:24 I would say, / I'd say 7:58 I consider ... to be ... 8:18 to me 9:23 from my point of view 9:30 it is my view that/ belief that 10:23 I reckon 11:10 I honestly believe that ... : : : I give up Surmirizing this movie, I think, she is beautifull!!

[@saminakhatun5994]

i think i should thank you.🤔😂 many thanks❤️

[@stlincoln1285]

I think u are the best

[@penggunayutup8534]

i would say thank you

[@keif9447]

I think i am already in love

[@paddylump1628]

Why u use i think instead of what u type😂

[@REX-mm8tn]

Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's an by trying to make it objectified , and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say

[@elainedychen516]

LOL

[@norakhatiri9427]

hhhh

[@joeaffica513]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Ak-Shat]

Omg lol😂😂

[@monalisacoleto2453]

PERFECTION!!

[@lisaaustin2190]

I personally believe this was the cutest example of how to elevate our vocabulary! Well done! And congratulations on your up coming wedding! So exciting!!!

[@johnhoswald]

I'm an American. To answer your question about, "I reckon," it is common in America, but mostly in the south or in very rural areas. I have always associated it with what we might call, "Hillbillies," e.g., Jed Clampett and family. Another comment is that I really don't like when people say, "To be honest, ..." and the variations of that. It implies to me that everything else they've said is not honest. My recommendation to decrease the use of, "I think ..." is to just leave it off and start right in with what you want to say. I really enjoy your videos and the way you speak. I find most British accents very unpleasant to hear, but yours is so easy on the ears. I enjoyed your videos demonstrating different British accents.

[@Kube_Dog]

"To be honest" makes me think the person wants me to believe he's being honest, which would not be in his mind to want if he was actually just being honest.

[@carolus2110]

You should apologize for being an American!

[@khalidyounis-k98h]

In my point of view you're extremely plentiful English tutor with a highly sense of humour, so congrats for us having a pretty teacher with powerful phonetic abilities

[@internet4catz]

Can we just take a moment to thank Lucy for writing that juicy story 😂👌❤ and I'll surely be sharing this video with friends!

[@NatandGeorge]

I believe I'd have been enormously entertained to see Lucy show up & make a scene!

[@susanholding4355]

I love the hilarious story that you wove throughout this lesson and as I see it, you did a great job! Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!

[@keiru8729]

HELLO😊Although this video is from four years ago, I happened to come across it because I want to speak English fluently. I really liked it. I am Japanese, but I have cousins in the UK and Canada, and the president of my current company is American. The company's partner is a British company. In any case, speaking English fluently is my dream."

[@MultipleCareers]

I’m not going to lie, but in all honesty I think that if you ask me I would answer that as far as I’m concerned I believe that I’m guilty of overusing ‘I think’ in my youtube videos :-)

[@brettcai4287]

correct

That was awesome😇

[@microdaze8570]

😂😂

[@sunyhossain8470]

I believe you are complex 🙄

[@hasnanasywawijaya9494]

So creative

[@ZS.Bonsai]

I love how you made it so that the examples, as a whole, tell a story. It kept me engaged. As soon as you said "There are 21 ways....", I was about to book it. But congrats for holding my short attention span for that long.

[@antoniopietrangelo6567]

I what I think you still can not believe your old boyfriend chose someone else over you. It was his loss since he would now be now English major. But, you are now getting married to show that you over him. This I think is not true!

[@harveymalice]

“Not gonna lie,” and, “Honestly,” feel redundant to me. I try to avoid giving reason for people to believe I might otherwise be unworthy of their trust. If I’m speaking, I’m telling the truth. I have incorporated phrases such as, “To put it bluntly,” or, “To be frank,” because these words indicate the choice to be more forward or less tactful with my honesty.

[@janikarkkainen3904]

For me, "To be frank" is a feels a lot more natural than "Honestly". "Honestly" either feels like you normally aren't honest, like you said, or that you are deeply disappointed in someone else's actions... "Honestly, you couldn't wait for the others to gather around before cutting the cake?"

[@substrate001]

Yes, *_exactly_* this. The inference being that your *usual* statements may be less than truthful...

[@mstandenberg1421]

To be candid...

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

Concur. It's one of those phrases that's common these days. So if (American?) English isn't your first language... this will help disguise that. But there are WAY better choices that are more compelling and probably more accurate.

[@whiz16]

all these phases ( not going to lie, honesty ,to be frank, in my view, to be blunt, it u ask me ) are very confrontational. ppl will be offended and defensive when u talk like that. worst case, you wont have any friends at all.

[@AmericanRCVKAR8199]

NGL, she's one of the best English teachers I encountered.

[@alkabaranwal823]

The storytelling through examples got me so invested in the story that I completely forgot the purpose of the video. I was imagining the scenario of a mean lady who later converted into downright crazy. I must applaud your delivery with a stoic face too for that made me burst with laughter. 😂😂😂 Would love to see more videos of such format. You rock! P.S.- Gonna watch again to remember the 21 substitutes.

[@samkurd]

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[@EnglishwithLucy]

aaaaaw Alka I am soooo glad you liked it!!!

[@siddiki3438]

Awesome comment

[@natalianatalia3135]

Absolutely agree with you,the best way of presenting the material 🌹👍

[@tlee035]

@@EnglishwithLucy Brilliant, Lucy! entertaining, intriguing, informative, educational, and creative...well done!

[@chipchilinka5645]

I'm nut gonna lie that Lucy is such a wonderful english teacher I've ever seen :D

[@krishnachaitanyavellamchet2441]

Upset with ex Kids: cry Legends: fight Lucy: make a video

[@محمدصلاح-ر1ش7و]

To my mind you're the most delicious piece of white chocolate..yummy..yummy

[@based_narayanastra]

Ultra legends - Revenge

[@holusholajohn]

Another funny one

[@Preshous_de_LION]

Una funny oo😂😂

[@nurtureinternationalschoolKPR]

😊😊😊😊

[@BlueHerschel]

Many thanks to Lucy that I really increased my knowledge for English!

[@biffbinford8767]

I quit saying "I think" about 8 years ago I replaced it with "Legend has it"

[@sitaramichell2325]

Bahahahah

[@SandyBanwait]

I'm intrigued

[@edwinsantoast7914]

yeap! hahaha...

[@robertom4755]

hahaha good one

[@time1187]

biff binford yeah keep churning the tales 🤣🤣🤣

[@jenniferpais]

Absolutely loved the examples. Turned into such a funny story.😆

[@clerpington_the_fifth]

also loved my 69th upvote.

[@RobTi]

@@clerpington_the_fifth I upvoted to 70, but then I removed my like.

[@clerpington_the_fifth]

@@RobTi this man gets it

[@SartoriaZizolfi]

Thank you for your videos! I moved in London 3 months ago but due to Covid-19 and lockdown I still have speaking issues, sometimes when someone talks to me I answer in Italian :-P ... I was used to American English (tanks to TV series and movies) but I immediately realized that British English is very different and I'm always afraid to offend someone when I speak

[@guillaume8483]

As a Frenchman I believe that, in my view, all of these tips seem very English, and I love it !

[@tradutexto11]

Being a foreign language teacher myself, I always enjoy a lot your lessons Lucy! You have and amazingly natural way of teaching. Thank you for your lovely sense of humour and for presenting us with such good ideas and tips. Maria L

[@MrCastoravenue]

Dear Lucy, to the best of my knowledge, your examples are quite hilarious!

[@strangefaust6330]

I'd say I've never seen such a charming instructor, dear Lucy. I am Sooo happy you exist :-)

[@lauramason5667]

Hi Lucy. I’m American and I grew up in New England. I think of the saying I reckon is an old-fashioned term and probably something I associate with Southern people in this country. It’s almost like a little more colloquial country sort of talk. We do, however, say wow that experience was a day of reckoning.that’s a term you’re more likely to hear it. Just my two cents. Thank you so much and I love your videos.❤

[@widayantosetio]

In all honesty, i keep watching and learning english here because the teacher is absolutely angelic beautiful 😇 And i honestly confess that the english course here is the one i can focus most through my whole life 😂

[@holusholajohn]

Oh jolly good

[@rickadelmann9478]

@@holusholajohn Very Jolly good!!

[@ExperientExplorer]

I'm an American educator.. and you asked if we say, " I reckon" - haha.. no.. unless we want to be be like a Brit!! In my (humble) opinion (IMHO).. is very common for us. Nice video with the story throughout.

[@paulbillingham6769]

I loved this story filled with comedic wit that had me laughing out loud. It could be the outline for a play or a movie. The narcissist was so authentically portrayed and remained true to character to the end.

[@scholarr4965]

crystal clear voice and academacian .. u r a great teacher

[@Carvegirl]

When someone says I'm not gonna lie, sounds like a lie already

[@Kevin509wisdom]

LOL, YES. This phrases sound wired.

[@louf7178]

Totally

[@eupitation]

Hahahahahahah yeah it should be

[@blackeagle5640]

Agree

[@thangpham2538]

lol

[@furiotheitalianguy8044]

As far as I can imagine I" ve been distracted by your beauty and sympathy to follow properly the whole lesson. You are awesome

[@seipatience6509]

Sure

[@heliobranco2139]

🎯

[@robhobsweden]

From my standpoint, I reckon that you do an absolute marvellous job, being so educational to us all!

[@ZanibIqbal-sz7jp]

Instead of ' I think ' use the other 21 alternatives video is so impressive as you explained the phrases in a very beautiful fashion . Your accent , pronounciation is excellent . One can easily learn something by watching and listening . I myself really become to much impress I can't explain. I'm 53 from Pakistan. M Iqbal

[@EnglishwithLucy]

First ;)

[@manguesylla5715]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@arafatahmad3500]

Got it after long time

[@anes7155]

third😂

[@sumanmahtha2287]

👌👌👌👌👌 Love from India 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@Mervat1122]

English with Lucy Loool, fourth

[@johannwatzinger1122]

"in all honesty" expresses that you normally lie, but not this time

[@5secstufe547]

yea i got the same feeling. I hate when people say this. The same in German, we have that inflationarily nowadays. "Ehrlich gesagt, [bla bla bla]..." Some people don't even express themselves without such phrases any more... _I think_ it's really annoying. And definitely much more annoying than "I think".

[@dustington1]

I consider that you are damn right. People using this expression sound stupid

[@ipoka21]

This has always been my thought towards people who use that phrase too.

[@richardmoores]

Johann Watzinger also, I often say ‘I’ll be honest with you.....’ which expresses that I’m usually less than honest

[@11manxcat]

It does literally imply that. But I think it heavily depends on context on whether or not it makes you look like a frequent liar to other people. If someone asks you if you like their makeup and you say ‘in all honesty, I love it.’. Then you can come off as a liar to some people. If however you say “In all honesty, I don’t like it that much.” you won’t come off as a liar. Instead you’re acknowledging that you know the listener might not like what you have to say, but that you feel it’s more important to tell the truth to them than spare their feelings. And there are so many other ways to use this expression that your typical native speaker is so used to hearing it, it won’t even cross their mind that the phrase has negative implications. “I like chocolate and vanilla ice cream but in all honesty I don’t know which is my favourite.” This is a good example because there is no way someone can interpret that to mean you lie frequently.

[@RannPatterson]

“I reckon” I’m familiar with! I’m in the Deep South USA🇺🇸 and it was used much by my grandparent’s generation around/before 1950s and used more by “rural/country” people groups. I still hear it, but not often. Congratulations on your wedding! 👏❤️ My dad used to call me “Lucy” as a nickname! My twin brother he called “Lightning” (Phil). Just thought of that...🥰 I don’t know where it came from... so I love your name it reminds me of him. LOVED the format “storyline”! It helped.

[@sayranaubakirov1177]

I often to used "I think" but now I think to use these words for commicate with my friends. Thanks a lot Lusy for lesson and very useful words I appreciate it.

[@irfandy4hmad]

I can clearly focus on English class if she was my teacher

[@05ginOski05]

Hahahahaha

[@nmota12]

no

[@AgraPrana]

Lol

[@quangninh9438]

so I 'm not the only one =))

[@viniciusbeloni3199]

FOR SURE

[@이국우-k3g]

99% Alternatives For Saying 'I think' 1% Tutorial On how to Ruin your Ex's Wedding

[@hadassahbruno1964]

Lol

[@selenebrito5235]

😂🤣

[@vishnubhaisathvara5735]

😆😆😆😆😂😂😂😂😂

[@syamumgadhani]

actually it's not 99:1, it's 50:50 lol 😂

[@vishnubhaisathvara5735]

@@syamumgadhani 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pandjiaryopoerwono3789]

Stop saying "I think", just say "I sink". - Jose Mourinho -

[@shaunyuan379]

respect

[@tetihasniati9511]

Auto LOL

[@Suleimansalum]

kwikwkwi

[@Abhi-du1oy]

Respec

[@DaraGakhal]

sink in flush

[@ucheabone3425]

In my view, Lucy is is a great teacher.

[@junezhu963]

I am not gonna lie, you are the most charming teacher I‘ve ever seen.

[@Hhhhh11388]

Agree

[@Inquirro]

"I consider" and "to me" are my favorite.

[@billm5555]

I hate the expression "I'm not going to lie.". It implies that at other times you just might lie.

[@jorgroth3311]

... or that others are lying to you.

[@siclucealucks]

Yes it has a certain underlying offensive intention. To me it also sounds a bit exaggerated to be used in a casual context. Compareable to make exessive use of superlative or emphasizing of the excitement by generic overstating e.g. "today I have had the very best day of my life because the food at the restaurant I was is soo perfect it has the best food ever. I would die to have it again." It does not appear very british to me or posh at all. But maybe it is a wrong impression I have as a non native speaker.

[@irenebuyi]

like every sentence starts with "no offense", they are going to offend me!

[@billm5555]

@@siclucealucks well said

[@siclucealucks]

@@irenebuyi But this one I somehow like. It prepares the collocutor. Almost like: I respect you but you will not going to like what comes next. I will only use it when I feel offended and try to reply polite. Maybe the last step before escalation.

[@nasr-rsln]

If you ask me, Lucy is the best English teacher I've ever seen

[@nadineee_12]

In my view, Lucy is one of the greatest teacher that dramatically helped me to improve my English speaking skill.

[@niatarashmanova2091]

Good evening! Splendid video as always! For today in my English online class we had to write about our favorite KZbin channel and since your channel is my favorite, I wrote about it. We even watched a few of the alternatives in the begging and in my view it was really nifty for me, my classmates and my teacher. Thank you for the lesson!❤

[@ramiskayongo952]

I do believe that Lucy is still feeling for her ex boyfriend

[@Suetvvlogs]

I am currently in the process of writing my first novel, and I am going to use some of these to create my character voice, I have a character who is really Posh and some of these examples really fit her, especially number 7, number 7 really sound how she talk, love the video.

[@mac61228]

I found it. It is very attractive program for me. I will watch it and will pronounce every sentences over and over. Thank you.

[@eSieber]

Best ever video... I wish, there would be a movie of this wedding you described. 😂🤣

[@janicehurlburt2573]

Yes,reckon is definitely used in the US most often in southern or ‘country’ speech. Also I believe native Australians use reckon quite a bit. I just want to say I love your videos and they have helped me shave down my southern pronouncement a good bit! Thanks

[@HungryHipbo]

Yes, reckon*

[@summcunt5421]

It's definitely common where I live in Australia. I said it to a friend who lives in Michigan once and they seemed to not understand the word.

[@henriktoth56]

Sling Blade is a wonderful film with Billy Bob Thornton (as writer, director and actor), who plays a guy from Arkansas, and many of his sentences start with "I reckon" indeed :) As a non-native speaker that's where I first heard it

[@4it4k]

Lucy, I love your wedding story! 🤣🤣🤣 I actually started reading the comments and had to laugh at some point, so I went back up to leave a like. But then I saw I'd already left one, since I always do l before watching your videos! 💛

[@samkurd]

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[@АлишерОрынбек-б8д]

Well, since nobody is perfect, but you generally like the stuff, the right way to like is to press 2 times the like, and 1 time to dislike ))).

[@nestorlasta8392]

From my point of view, mam Lucy is really a good teacher.

[@harshinikirubanand1781]

Lucy you are inspiring millions of people to speak flawless English........ thanks a lot : )

[@widiwiduri5222]

In my view, this lesson is totally useful and helpful!! 😍😍😍

[@alphasavane8719]

Hi Lucy. Thanks so much for this useful video on giving opinions. I'm an English teacher and your lessons are really helpful to me. What I would like to ask you is to realise a video on how to ask somebody's opinion. In fact, as a non native teacher, I need to teach my students something different from 'what do you think of/about... or how do you find ...' but I'm short of ideas. I would really appreciate a video on that topic. Thank you in advance and God bless you.

[@kevinbucktowar1144]

Happy to learn from a gorgeous doll-like teacher !

[@katakanaka8049]

Im not gonna lie, i wish she was my English teacher..😍

[@katakanaka8049]

@Nick Carraway ohh you've done that ya ?

[@fietralistianakm]

I really enjoy this video, now I never speak "I think" again in my daily conversation, except when I forget 😂 I believe that if you were my English teacher when I was in Senior High School, I can speak English better than now. Lol 😂 Thank you Lucy! 😆👍

[@Brunno2099]

Lucy, honestly speaking, this lesson is fantastic...✴✴✴

[@torontoash45]

I am not going to lie , Lucy is perhaps one of the most beautiful,elegant woman i have ever seen on KZbin ,and her accent is heavenly . However i think her eyeshadow could be a different color. Great videos from a real professional Kudos👍👍👍👍

[@A.Spirited_Solivagant]

I usually use the term 'I reckon' , 'perhaps' or 'as far as I'm concerned' in my day-to-day conversations, and getting to know more such alternatives to express myself is going to be extremely beneficial for me. Thank you so much, Ms Earl for a splendid lesson. Love xxx P.S. Lately, there hasn't been an update on your personal channel. Would you mind giving us a peek into your health regimen in your forthcoming video, Ms Earl?

[@MrsRose-xn7qe]

That's sweet!!!

[@A.Spirited_Solivagant]

@@MrsRose-xn7qe Thank you, Ms Rose. :)

[@thuychi1107]

Did you mean 'beneficial' (helpful)? 'beneficent' means charitable, hate to be that person but I believe we should help each other out! Lovely comment nevertheless.

[@samkurd]

Nishaa Mishra Naice naice 💝🌹🌺🌺🌺🌺🌹🌹🌹💝💝💝💝💝🌹🌹🌺🌺🌹🌹💝💝💝💝🌹🌺🌺🌺

[@A.Spirited_Solivagant]

@@thuychi1107 Oh, I mistakenly wrote the term beneficent and now, I've rectified my error. Thank you so much, Ms Thùi Chi. :)

[@emilevictorfrench8154]

Back to Lucy: Rekon is very common in the USA, usually in rural areas.

[@satashinacumoto8962]

Lucy: dont say i think Also lucy: 10:24

[@marcelopedrosa1999]

Hhuahuahuahauhua That was so funny!!!

[@rustamshrestha4]

She's just saying stop saying I think though she uses that word. 💡Me:Just don't think thinking is bad habit.😄

[@satashinacumoto8962]

@@rustamshrestha4 lol 😁

[@imjay72]

Hahahaha good eye! 👍🏿

[@mamyiyujnadibtih3670]

😅😅😅

[@koslover]

Lucy is so nice, I never had so much fun improving my English ....

[@aeronhernandez3622]

i think she’s telling us how she ruined her ex’s wedding 😂

[@gauravkadganchi6905]

What ??? 😂😂😂😂👌🙏

[@yulia_romanova_]

Hahaha

[@acc1541]

You meam *it seems to me Xd

[@ilyasipek8515]

hahhahahhhaahhaha

[@bc5793]

U r still using "I think "....😂

[@theeternalstudent6582]

The new format was wonderful, thoroughly enjoyed it. Hope your wedding went well. God bless you!

[@patriciamargarcia3959]

OMG I loved this video! everything in it! The grammar tips, the story in the exemples! the way you blended it all to make such a funny story 🤣🤣🤣 the info about English weddings!! It was superbe ! I really 😂enjoyed it that much🙏

[@EnglishwithLucy]

Aaaah thank you Patricia Mar (most beautiful name ever!) I'm glad you liked it!!!!!! I had so much fun making it!

[@patriciamargarcia3959]

@@EnglishwithLucy jajajajaja me encanta que te encante mi nombre 😊I hope that you and Will manage to come and visit me in Marbella this summer😁I reckon you are gonna Love iiiit 💖 XOXO

[@samkurd]

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[@animeshhhs]

Yeah nice

[@MSK-sn2gl]

I need help to devalup my English so Text me [phone]

[@md.habiburrahmangazi1087]

A lot of thank you Lucy, i learn and develop my language skills through listening

[@LearnAcademicEnglish]

"It seems to me" is an excellent option that I always teach my students! 😃

[@25alphatv71]

"In all honesty" or "I'm not going to lie" or " to tell you the truth" implies that you are prone to lie but this time I will not. Calling oneself a lier is of no value.

[@11manxcat]

25Alpha TV Yes these expressions have that implication. But I don’t think most speakers interpret things that way because they’re such common phrases. If someone asks you for your opinion about their dress and you say “In all honesty, I don’t like the colour.” they’re not going to think you’re a habitual liar. More likely they’d interpret that as you sharing an honest opinion without trying to upset their feelings.

[@sandrajones8245]

Very true, in fact people tend to think the opposite in these cases e.g. "I think it's funny", this usually means it's not funny.

[@randykuhns4515]

@@11manxcat I agree with your reasoning, but if you're in a hot debate, your opponent, many times, will seek out things you say to make silly replies alluding "so then, you DO lie",... Even though they know what you're saying, but they're looking for points to dominate the debate, so in this case, it's better not to give ammunition,.. like the lawyer asking you in court, "Have you stopped beating your wife"?

[@perryhansen1822]

Just don't say this in a Court Room, to a Police Officer or a Teacher. LOL

[@MsLoriGold]

25Alpha TV yes, I’ve heard this too...especially on crime shows where they examine body language and wording, and mention interrogated criminals use this phrase ‘in all honesty’ or ‘honestly’.

[@MiguelSanchez-rl8kc]

Honestly speaking; your lesson was fantastic and very useful!

[@JEDAM75]

Oh Lucy, you're so sweet and British! Nice alternative to all of the American English I'm exposed to on a daily basis. Keep on!

[@lastc0de440]

I just realized that I use "I think ..." more often.I appreciate for this video, from now on I'll try to use different phrases. Love ya from Turkey

[@samkurd]

LastC0de Naice naice 💝🌹🌺🌺🌺🌺🌹🌹🌹💝💝💝💝💝🌹🌹🌺🌺🌹🌹💝💝💝💝🌹🌺🌺🌺

[@ivohahn]

Excellent, I love your British accent!

[@firestorm8chaos]

Psychologically if someone is saying, "I'm not going to lie...", the listener will be suspicious of what is being said.

[@olakunleolatunji]

I'm not gonna lie, you just stated what I was reckoning.

[@mevlutpiskin20]

It is not about telling a lie here and "I'm not going to lie means "I will be very honest in my opinion."

[@Natalie-rr2fj]

Agreed. Honestly, or In all honesty has the same effect.

[@Un1234l]

Not really. I'm a native speaker. A high level one who grew up with slang as well as academic and scientific discussions, debates. People don't think that deeply about those words, especially if esed in a casual setting. Maybe in more professional scesarios they come across as insincere.

[@fromthefareastNaga]

I think I was robbed VS I'm not gonna lie I was robbed. This said it all . For now stick with I THINK 😂.

[@gkxy932]

The best english teach on KZbin, great great great! Thanks su much

[@nguyenngocquynhanh6111]

I'm not going to lie In all honesty In my view If you ask me As far as I can tell To my mind

[@charmisoni3110]

Extras: Drawing up Downright, examle : downright crazy Tipped me over the edge Tipsy ,merry Ott ,over the top

[@charmisoni3110]

The way i saw it was 'i reckon' meant 'i am to be sure' , you know something like that

[@arwahsapi]

IMO is shorter

[@zibejacob8503]

Thank you

[@charmisoni3110]

@@arwahsapi ????

[@engr.atherizvi]

First time it's getting easier to stay focused to learn english. it's your charm that never let me distracted so thanks for helping me in learning and for your lovely presence 💗

[@NiazMohammad]

It's quite the opposite in my case, I find it hard to concentrate due to her charm and beauty

[@mindsigh4]

& i like her idea about getting the book on tape to listen to the book while reading, because then you'll connect the written spelling with proper pronunciation. love her humor/humour... American = Color Brit English = Colour

[@tdnguyen2022]

I'm not going to lie, hottest Engish teacher ever.

[@JointFive]

In all honesty

[@RannPatterson]

JFrost 😂

[@RannPatterson]

I’m a heterosexual woman and I think she’s gorgeous, witty, smart, funny, too etc, etc. 😂

[@logiic8835]

Rann Patterson what’s hetero

[@soisundan687]

Dzaki A "heterosexual" couple is a normal man/woman couple. But since the sexual minorities want to be treated like any other human beings, they don't call a man-woman couple a "normal" one, but a "hetero" one.

[@albinonhabanga8066]

I love you Since I met your YT channel, so far I try to watch at least one of your videos a day. I'm only a beginner but i understand more than 90% of your speech. Congratulations, Go Ahead 👌 I'm hopeful, excited for this From Mozambique 🇲🇿 , your hidden student

[@muhammadhaykal9426]

Conclusion : she's pretty upset about her ex's wedding.

[@ms.kittyperry282]

Lmao hahah

[@robertaoliveira8620]

YEAH

[@pradiptaaryaa]

Yeah :v

[@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132]

Yup

[@qwertyQWERTY-ht2fy]

Idgf

[@johnnygraz4712]

My favorite thing to replace "I think" with is absolutely nothing. I appreciate it when people just state their opinions without adding extra words to soften the blow.

[@mylachristiestampini9261]

Your voice sounds soft, your English is very beautiful and clear I feel as I was fluent hahaha cause I understand every single word 🥰

[@clerpington_the_fifth]

She has a good teacher's voice.

[@Maxim-Goncharenko]

Great job, Lucy! The story was amazing. Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!

[@salimrahal1811]

I remember an American teacher asking us whether we knew what "to reckon" stood for and I was the only one who guessed it since I'd learned it from an English friend, then the teacher told us it's used in some of the Southern states.

[@doertefaatz]

I know what it means because it's etymological linked to German 'rechnen' which is similar. "Ich denke, dass das so kommt = ich rechne damit, dass das so kommt.'

[@Vinicius-ye6oi]

The best english accent as we can listening. Very clean. And the teacher so beautiful. Very english woman. Congrats for lesson!

[@Diana70000]

English dont speak like she...

[@coaiemandushman1079]

'I feel' and 'i believe' makes you seem more emotional than logical.

[@espinillasypuntosnegros1715]

Yep. Those are the #1 way to spot idiots.

[@shirothefish9688]

how does I believe make you seem more emotional than not?

[@coaiemandushman1079]

@@shirothefish9688 it is tied to faith which is feelings and no logic

[@shirothefish9688]

tied to, but your faith and belief in things can be as a result of direct experiences or testing. you have faith a chair can hold you because they always have before. that's how i see it

[@coaiemandushman1079]

@@shirothefish9688 well that's too bad

[@AgapotinEllada]

Thank you Lucy for alternatives forms to speaking

[@mayoeka8061]

I love all your teachings! Fun and make it easier for me to understand.

[@irenets1752]

So much fun)) thank you. Storytelling through the English lesson is a great idea 💡 (Congratulations on your wedding!)

[@bourmd]

I use also "from my personal experience", "in my perspective" and "if i m not wrong".

[@x-STORMXX-x]

I absolutely enjoyed this video and plan to go back over it again to try to get the most out of the video. Thanks!

[@danielxiafei]

I feel like I really need to go through this episode again and again! Tons of fun and so informative. Thanks Lucy.

[@haleswesty2099]

This cracked me up! Thanks for adding this humorous storyline Lucy!! 😂😂👍🏼👍🏽

[@davidkafula656]

It is really educative and informative lesson. Keep it up Mrs Lucy.

[@Futuretycoon2375]

First time I heard of it....I reckon I Love your " English with Lucy"