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@noone81174 жыл бұрын
Are you married ? I like blonds and wanna marry with you if you and your parents are ready then ask me my cell number ... thanks
@juanjomonteagudo88044 жыл бұрын
Come...late?.good job lucy you're the better🤭
@noone81174 жыл бұрын
@WORST CHANNEL EVER its just for fun lol
@hellybelle54 жыл бұрын
I think any sentence with but in it negates everything before it. Like when people say "I love you, but..."
@lindsaylimes33624 жыл бұрын
Thank you lovely lady. Here in South Africa we say I am gonna be honest with you I don't like the way you behave yesterday. Love your videos wish there was one on how to speak Afrikaans better.
@madae.21834 жыл бұрын
My problem is: I know all of them, I've heard them, I've read them.. But, when I speak, they never come to mind. It's frustrating 😅
@naweedahamdi40874 жыл бұрын
So you're like me....😂😅
@yaqeen7134 жыл бұрын
+1
@neelamshravani76254 жыл бұрын
Am not alone😅
@user.netizen114 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the world of fumblers!
@smirglvojtechskovajsa27874 жыл бұрын
Just try to think of some past (or even upcoming) situations you could use the expressions in. Then, mentally (or even vocally), make some sentences about the situations using those expressions. ;-) For your brain it will be like as if you have used them and next time they might pop up when you need them.
@kakuynaraque24 жыл бұрын
I like her voice and accent so much that I never skip this audible recommendation repeated in 90% of her videos
@DoraTheRoasta4 жыл бұрын
Her accent is just music to my ears!! 👂🥰
@chitung22774 жыл бұрын
Sorry, mentioning of what ?!? I think I miss it.
@queennadya19374 жыл бұрын
Also lingoda and italki 😂
@satyapriyabarik57714 жыл бұрын
Camila C Bah
@satyapriyabarik57714 жыл бұрын
Camila C B
@EnglishwithLucy4 жыл бұрын
FIRST!
@EnglishwithLucy4 жыл бұрын
well done
@rush33154 жыл бұрын
English with Lucy scond!!
@samruddhiballewad39044 жыл бұрын
That's so unfair I'm 1st 😄😄😯😯😯😯
@leonardodavid67484 жыл бұрын
Hello, I'm from Brazil and I like to watch your videos to improve my listen.
@ThiagoGReis-bb9ro4 жыл бұрын
@@leonardodavid6748 eu também,and I love her accent
@simply_marko4 жыл бұрын
Lucy, you remind me so much of my English teacher in elementary. She was pretty close to me, felt like she was my aunt. You have the same voice, laugh the same, same body language while explaining, hell even very similar makeup. I find your videos delightful and this little nostalgia trip brought me back to those simpler days, thank you!
@AjayKumar-wm7qx3 жыл бұрын
How to criticise politely 1. With respect / with all due respect 2. I'm going to be very honest with you / I'm gonna be honest with you... 3. Let's be frank... 4. I'm not going to lie / I'm not gonna lie 5. I don't mean to offend you but... 6. Don't get me wrong 7. I've noticed that... 8. There's room for improvement 9. If I were you, I would... 10. Could I offer you a bit of constructive criticism? 11. ...to say the least / to put it mildly
@ColinMill14 жыл бұрын
Two possibilities to add to the list:- "Have you considered..." "Here's a mad idea: what if..." Of course these can sound sarcastic under some circumstances, such as: "Have you considered turning up to work on time?" or "Here's a mad idea: what if you stopped being unfaithful to your wife?"
@anatomycetes33744 жыл бұрын
@Mark Jones loooolllllll
@ok_star814 жыл бұрын
@Mark Jones What's going on here?
@ok_star814 жыл бұрын
@Mark Jones 🙄🙄🙄🖕
@ok_star814 жыл бұрын
@Mark Jones Vous êtes une bête en tout ce qui me concerne !! La façon dont vous vous adressez aux personnes est bizarre. Avec tous vos jargons et vulgarité à ma personne, j'ai pu constaté que vous appartenez à une classe très basse et impolie de votre société. Franchement, je vous prie de vous occupez de vos oignons. Bête.....
@Magpieme982 жыл бұрын
I use “have you considered” with my children!
@sergiovazquez85994 жыл бұрын
If there’s one thing I love from this channel is that Lucy teaches us how to behave or to confront in a polite way without relying on rudeness and unnecessary offence.
@nomadsinn28264 жыл бұрын
Polite roasting season starts now. Thank you Lucy😁
@DatingCoachElla4 жыл бұрын
The way the lesson delivered was so pleasing, clear and informative. Super helpful to use for constructing opinions and criticisms in a considerate manner. Thank you, Lucy!
@tevege76274 жыл бұрын
l am Chinese senior high school student. most of chinese school teaches American accent English. Lucy let me fall in love with British English. the British English sounds like a gentleman. l don't mean American accent is bad , l just prefer British English. hope one day l can go to UK
@tevege76274 жыл бұрын
🙂
@leonidasse2 жыл бұрын
I’m not British so I’LL BE HONEST WITH YOU: there should be a visit to a scaffold coming in package for using “there’s room for improvement” and all the other corporate/office b*t. People start to communicate like this in everyday life as a result! Lucy - I absolutely adore your accent and videos🙌🏼🙌🏼
@druscanam4 жыл бұрын
Caution: British people may still get offended, even when using these special techniques.
@muhammadahsan49594 жыл бұрын
They get angry TOO fast PS. No hate NO OFFENSE!!!!
@druscanam4 жыл бұрын
@@muhammadahsan4959 One technique you can use to help communicate your objections to someone who takes criticism poorly is to use the "sandwich feedback method." It's where you praise, encourage or complement the person with positive feedback then after, you inject your criticism, dislike or disapproval followed by re-enforcing your positive feedback. Like a sandwich, this takes the hard meaty criticism and covers it both ends with something light and fluffy to make your central point much easier to swallow. This way, the person is more likely to take your criticism in a much more positive light. Also, if your really want to get the most out of this technique, avoid word "but" or "however" when leading into your criticism. Instead, say "my only criticism" or "my only concern would be..." although absolutely do use "but" and "however" when leading back into positive feedback for sure 😁
@normakassim86884 жыл бұрын
No school will teach what you teach Lucy.!!!!
@muhammadahsan49594 жыл бұрын
@@druscanam OK thanks for the feedback bro
@merlin30374 жыл бұрын
Yes absolutely..!!
@reynosoroberto31802 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot Miss Lucy. In wich video I've learned a lot about it. At the moment I'm working at Minnesota but I am from Guatemala. Cheers!
@samayahone34973 жыл бұрын
You know, as a brit myself i still find these videos really entertaining - they often point out things i do that i don't even notice
@bassem0084 жыл бұрын
I like this expression : " I beg your pardon !" For some reason I find it sarcastic and funny
@zacharythegod32814 жыл бұрын
I never use it. It sounds too old-fashioned
@DoraTheRoasta4 жыл бұрын
@@zacharythegod3281 yeah sounds like old English. Outdated
@milisharma1103 жыл бұрын
Me too
@maryammehr38234 жыл бұрын
Hi, I thought when we say ‘ There is room for improvement ‘ means you are doing %90 right and only little left to fill the gap. While Lucy said we use this phrase if someone has lots of mistakes !! 😰 I used this phrase on my performance review about myself 😰
@peterlbaldwin5112 жыл бұрын
As a native "English" speaker, I do find that just one word to me is a "warning bell" which makes me subconsciously a little wary. It is the word "But" as in.. "You know how much I value our friendship, but....!!" or "Well we can do as you suggest, but...!". One just knows that something probably negative is coming
@davidjamesshaver2 жыл бұрын
However, works as well and is less abrupt sounding.
@sergeipetrov55724 жыл бұрын
Hello Lucy! It was nice to see you! Thank you so much for the lesson on how to avoid being rude! Nevertheless, I've noticed that people sometimes need to be slightly rude to be fair.
@vipadakrom64772 жыл бұрын
Hi..Beautiful Lucy I'm retired now, so I've practiced English for fun. I love British English because of 'Harry Potter'. I'm a woman, so it's not impolite to say 'Beautiful Lucy'. I watched many native speakers teaching English here, but I watched you most because I like you. I practiced writing before pronunciation. Sometimes, I used written English in speaking, can you believe it ? Besides practiced writing first, I also studied 'English for Lawyers' because I graduated master degree in law.
@AllGoodThanks4 жыл бұрын
Super helpful video, now, got to work on remembering and using them. thank you:)
@manuelleon76644 жыл бұрын
I love your videos, thank you Lucy and regards from Mexico ✌️
@syedmansoorraza49894 жыл бұрын
Very good presentation and given examples. Great Miss.Lucy
@LifeinRussiawithDanandTim4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the lesson which is very helpful to avoid misunderstanding with somebody.
@Ceerads2 жыл бұрын
Very useful for even native English speakers! Thank you! And I love your humor. Obviously, I’m here in the States.
@zTJq40sl3 жыл бұрын
No. 7 (6:52) also has the variations "I can't help but notice (that) ..." and "I couldn't help but notice (that) ...", which seems to kinda imply that even if you hadn't watched / observed them, you would have noticed, because they do the wrong or bad thing so often or in a so obvious manner, that you'd eventually become aware of it even without wanting to.
@parasite6744 жыл бұрын
Another way of using "If I were you..." is when giving advice, especially if the person sounds like he made up his mind to do something unwise. e.g. "If I were you, I would apologize to her now. Don't wait until tomorrow like you want."
@achinthaperera9364 жыл бұрын
Hi.i really love your accent and the way you explain everything. Now I can speak British accent very well though I'm a srilankan.
@kanahuanai40594 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie is what I hear very often in many KZbin videos and I didn’t quite understand what it meant. Now I totally understand it. It was a very helpful video!!
@kolli71504 жыл бұрын
This video is going to change my live... XD It's like understanding English speakers for the first time... (in my country we are very frank, honest and direct... now I understand why English speakers are so sensitive every time)
@vishallohar94784 жыл бұрын
Following since 1M subscribers. 😍😍😍. Congratulation for 3Millions of subscribers 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
@chitung22774 жыл бұрын
Love it! But could you do a video of phrases which are the most direct in being offensive. I must admit, there seems to be many good teachers around me as many people from my culture seems to think it's an excellent trait to be direct and honest, but I think they got it mixed up with being offensive and untacticful. Only if more people can learn to speak and behave the way Lucy is showing us, the world would go around a little bit more smoothly even if no one really agrees on the same things.
@emil_yo4 жыл бұрын
I love your videos! :D I am learning English and your videos are really helping!
@ashikihsan1946 Жыл бұрын
Hi Lucy, Thank you for your audible book and I like your teaching of Polite Criticism sentences. I love then
@charlessands69334 жыл бұрын
I did that last year with Dracula, listened to the audio while following along with the book. It made reading it faster too.
@claudiagramajo46713 жыл бұрын
I love it! I love this video, becose this is not only learning English but also improving our communication. Thank you Lucy
@kjierstenbartlett48663 жыл бұрын
Another good one the runs along with "I've been noticing..." would be "... You've been observed a some others ..." My Da used to say that frequently even though there' my not have been any "observations." per se. Kjiersten
@Baban19744 жыл бұрын
Thank you Lucy for your videos, really helpful all of them.
@KathrynLiz12 жыл бұрын
Another good one is "not to put too fine a point on it"..... very useful.
@mizrakercan2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I like your all videos.
@shouqalharthi52874 жыл бұрын
Hi hear i'm Shouq from Saudi Arabia, I already majored in "english language and literature" in collage but I really love watching your videos it's really made a big improvements for me! Lots of love💕💕💕
@shouqalharthi52874 жыл бұрын
And to add, sure my name is kinda odd for you it means "the feeling of missing someone in Arabic" I just felt I want to explain it I don't know why 😂💛
@14onyx4 жыл бұрын
I think you could also use Come to one's attention similarly as noticing something
@mnu58982 жыл бұрын
Very informative. Lucy - it would be great if you can do a video on communicating with peers or managers (one level up) about difficult situations, politely in a office setting
@williamanderson18804 жыл бұрын
Lucy: "We like to avoid confrontation." House of Commons : "Hold my cup of tea..."
@PallabDutt4 жыл бұрын
I believe in every democratic country, lower house or house of common behaves like unruly teenagers.
@sohaltsoso27424 жыл бұрын
and i'm gonna tell you directly! 😁 i enjoy watching your entertaining lessons! thank you! 😊😊😊
@Mathiasigba44 жыл бұрын
Admirable accent, eloquence & concision, you got them. I love Lucy.
@TS_1454 жыл бұрын
😏😏😏
@aylarbehzad94454 жыл бұрын
Hi dear lucy, I really like to watch ur videos, they're useful and ur energy is wonderful
@bonnyguillen14244 жыл бұрын
Is interesting how to use this expressions to reduce your criticism and trying to be nice even though you want to let the person know what you want. Thank you Lucy and let me tell you that I love your english accent.
@anjalibala1762 жыл бұрын
Thank you Lucy 💕
@moussabahsine90344 жыл бұрын
a good and lovely teacher with sense of humour
@airyygrandee56374 жыл бұрын
Okey..Let's be frank, we all love this lesson :)
@MrThomashorst4 жыл бұрын
Thats quite frankly, quite frankly :)
@helenhello23754 жыл бұрын
Yes, we do!
@hellotherehi28264 жыл бұрын
I love her she so amazing. We could ask her to get drunk and give lessons?
@iulianapopescu4593 жыл бұрын
You meant: Let's be frank, we all needed this lesson.
@anonymous220144 жыл бұрын
That's perfect! Lucy, would you please explain in your next videos the difference between criticism and critique? Thank you very much in advance
@mihailsbalodis7944 жыл бұрын
i m in a good way jealous of your pluck and tenacity to make your lessons over and over without repeating .its worth it
@davidjamesshaver2 жыл бұрын
Lucy is so classy :) The UK must be very proud :)
@mividabellanagari81963 жыл бұрын
frankly speaking, i love lucys channel
@msmadness12264 жыл бұрын
Criticising politely or confronting someone - both are better than being nosy and rude which happens in Bangladeshi village areas.
@Chongchuchu4 жыл бұрын
Miss Lucy,if someone keep disturbing me,how can I tell him or her not to do that politely?
@brendaelainewaddell16823 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. I've also heard, "this is not easy for me to say but ..."
@Jule-mm4dr4 жыл бұрын
Is there a more offensive phrase than 'no offence'? Haha, gotta love Lucy. ❤️
@germanmorganti96864 жыл бұрын
Great video Lucy! I loved number 11 for being so cynical! Thanks a lot!!
@BlackAdder6654 жыл бұрын
Oh, Lucy, Lucy, Lucy, Lucy! I hope Will knows what a gem he has in you! :-) There are not many videos (other than yours) I've enjoyed as much as this one. You have such a loveable sense of humour, I chuckled the whole time. And, of course, as always, I learned a lot.
@ummi43254 жыл бұрын
For the phrase "shall we say".. Can it be changed into "shall I say"?
@niharikasikka320011 ай бұрын
It's both ways in India. The couple is usually dressed in festive colours like red. It is considered offensive if one wears a red lehenga to a wedding, but no prob if it's a red skirt or if it's a child. One doesn't really wear white to a wedding, bcoz that is worn on funerals. However, it isn't offensive if it has a few other shades, even if it's a creme shade.
@nailsaggitarius42124 жыл бұрын
Good one. Thank you Lucy.
@simonpnsubuga56844 жыл бұрын
"With all due respect," is my opening statement when I'm about to respectfully disrespect someone.
@mbolatiana70324 жыл бұрын
Hello, I've been following you for awhile, I've watched all your videos, I've always clicked the like button BUT I've never left a comment because of my English!! But after thinking about it and my teacher recommendation ( writing is one of the active way to pratice a language)! My biggest problem is that when it comes to speak, It's like a big blank space like if I've never learned anything!!! 😣😣😘
@felaperez64808 ай бұрын
Hello there, Lucy. Thank u for your always interesting videos.
@anagramia4 жыл бұрын
What is this beautiful song always playing at the beginning of every video? Is there a full/longer version of it? Thanks in advance!
@voidfishtm23714 жыл бұрын
If you haven't found it yet, it's "twisted rio" by brisbane nights and there is a full version on KZbin.
@anagramia4 жыл бұрын
@@voidfishtm2371 thank you so much!
@Agent-o994 жыл бұрын
Thank you my best teacher .❤️🌹❤️🇬🇧
@avinashbhogun3 жыл бұрын
A former senior manager I reported to once requested that I make her a tea, but milk first. As you normally do in office culture, offer to make a beverage for the team. Very important! I smiled and nodded, despite my internal panicking as I have never made a tea this way. In true British culture I made said beverage much to the recipient's delight. In any other aspects of life I would have referred to this person as a complete weirdo. Never make assumptions!
@pfk63724 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! You are so British! Damn, I love that kind of lesson.
@TrevorNgombe Жыл бұрын
Good teacher 🎉
@sergeywhite88974 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for examples =))It's really helpful independently native language. =))
@MNROSE-sd3oq4 жыл бұрын
I. Loooove your politeness, Lucy💕
@zhangcw1604 жыл бұрын
This is most beautiful English teacher.
@dhrubkumar4504 жыл бұрын
With all due respect I don't understand why some people dislike this beautiful video. 🤔
@TatoAcostaRomero4 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Colombia south America, Miss Lucy.
@esreftas39454 жыл бұрын
English has been spoken very well by Lucy.
@jaymzonion2 жыл бұрын
"I'm going to be candid..." which allows that I'm risking causing offense by cutting to the core of the matter because of the closeness of our relationship or the importance of the issue about to be discussed.
@misamisa85764 жыл бұрын
I love your accent, it’s very pretty.
@JC-nn4if4 жыл бұрын
Great teacher! Very interesting vocabulary lucy!
@i.o.35634 жыл бұрын
Nice lesson, thanks. I have a question, why "from scratch" is used without an article?
@cumarcabdulle76214 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the work you are doing for us.
@jahangiralam15524 жыл бұрын
Thankq ma'am ❤️ from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
@johnperikala98124 жыл бұрын
I just loved the ending part, you have such a wonderful smile
@TANGERINEMIND4 жыл бұрын
Precious. Thanks.
@johanwaghmare4 жыл бұрын
Hi Lucy, thank you so much for new upload....
@dineshjaiswal24334 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much miss Lucy u most beautiful teacher 💐💐 I respect u all time dear
@jwb52z94 жыл бұрын
Here's a little, possibly interesting, tidbit that is sort of related to this in American English. American Southerners have developed a few phrases over the last century or so that sound lovely, but, in most cases, they are indicative of an insult. They are "God love ya", "Bless your heart", and "I'll pray for you". There are others, but these really are what I'd call the "main three". They can be said genuinely by friends or family at times, but not even always in those cases. They're usually used in a genuinely nice way in a pitiable situation. Other times, it's commonly referred to as "nice meanness". It's almost an artform in the American South to sound nice at all times while basically tearing someone to shreds. Some people, and I like this phrase, call phrases like these "a verbal stiletto". It's also a way to, sort of, say something without the consequences of being rude have an affect on the person saying them because they sound so much better than they are once you know the meanings and uses. Sometimes, they are said with sympathy as the idea of "You're really awful/dumb in this case, but I like you anyway".
@bargainbassist4 жыл бұрын
Jwb52z My father - who was from a middle-class southern (U.S.) family - had two ways of acknowledging my mother’s cooking (they were married in the 1950’s): If he enjoyed what she had cooked, he would say, “This is good. I could eat this everyday.” If it was something he did not like, his response was, “This is good, but I wouldn’t want to have it everyday.” My mother was amused by this bit of quaint and genteel evasiveness by my father. Her own family background - although British-Canadian and also middle-class - may have been a bit more rough-and-tumble than my father’s, and so my mother was amused when recalling this peculiarity by my father many years later. I feel that their interaction was influenced more by the traditional male/female interactions common in the U.S. South than by any perceived “passive-aggressive” quality that someone might quickly conclude my father had. In fact, he was a rather virile and adventuring person, whose life seemed Hemingway-esque. My father’s southern genteelness would have contrasted, however, with Ernest Hemingway’s mostly boorish dealings with women.
@shamimakhter41394 жыл бұрын
English is a beautiful language as much as you
@tdengtuoch1154 жыл бұрын
You are a good Teacher
@JesusLovesYouPerfectly4 жыл бұрын
it is important to have a healthy balance of truth & grace. either one without the other can be taken to the extreme and cause a lot of problems.
@elienahal36184 жыл бұрын
When i was in the UK every time i said”I’m gonna” do something my teacher would yell at me and say “come on mate! How many times do i need to tell you to stop using this provocative and irritating word , please stop using it and say it in a proper way “ 😂😀
@lorenanavarro94834 жыл бұрын
I love your pronunciation and videos Lucy! I send you a bunch of kisses 😘🌷 greetings from Argentina!
@soaressouza21324 жыл бұрын
she sounds an angel. 😊😊😊😊
@Jule-mm4dr4 жыл бұрын
8:51 LOL 😂😂😂 By the way, you can use 'I regret to tell you....'
@huangchristian13174 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Lucy. I've tried the audible for a week. It's really helpful and Harry Potter is so classic and fantastic. Many thanks. xoxo
@Vinjhraj4 жыл бұрын
beautiful language taught by beautiful teacher.
@yashikarathi11764 жыл бұрын
Once again such a helpful video! 🙏 Can you make a video on the festivals coming round in UK (and the world) or something related to the culture of Brits and all #FromIndia
@michaelbutler35524 жыл бұрын
Lucy, we (I) need a winter tour of London. Twilight merging into evening, all those magical Christmas sights. Your previous London video was perfect but way too short. And I always love your refined sense of humour.