Improve Your Vocabulary: Stop Saying BAD!

You don’t need to use the same word over and over. Improve your vocabulary and you’ll sound more intelligent - it’s as simple as that. Instead of just calling everything you don’t like “bad”, try using more precise words instead. For example, you might replace “bad” with “tacky” or “dowdy”. You will sound more nat11:16 PM 2023-03-20ural and intelligent, and your words will also paint a clearer picture for the people you’re speaking with. Since we use words to think, you’ll even paint a clearer picture for yourself by using more exact vocabulary. In this class, I’ll teach you many words you can use instead of just “bad”, and I’ll also show you the opposite words you can use to discuss positive characteristics. Using these adjectives on the speaking section of IELTS and TOEFL exams will impress your examiner and improve your score. Remember: variety is the spice of life! www.engvid.com/stop-saying-bad/
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In this lesson:
00:00 Stop saying "bad": Vocabulary to use instead
01:46 dowdy
02:22 snazzy
02:33 cheesy
03:25 elegant
03:41 dusty
04:32 successful & affluent
04:45 nasty
05:05 pleasant
05:21 gross
05:43 lovely
06:01 corny
06:39 sophisticated
07:03 tacky
08:28 tasteful
09:30 - Quiz -
12:53 sketchy
13:09 dodgy
13:35 grotty
14:24 - Homework -
15:29 - Quote of the day -

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James: stop saying "bad"! Me: Good!

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[@epifaniacabangontongol3748]

My interesting new British word u taught is Grotty. The sentence I would like to use it is: Despite the grotty ratings high celebrities received from their movies,they remain on demand. Let me know if I used it appropriately. Where will I use it … social gatherings, maybe even critique an interior designer’s project.

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I watched a lot of your videos and it helped for my vocabulary, i’m french and i just realised that french language can give me bad habits cause there is a lof of french words that are really similar or the same in English vocabulary and it can be an advantage but sometimes it makes me believe that some words work in English too when they arent 😅

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[@McChookter]

I love "Dire" "Horrendous" and "diabolical"

[@cyrius9407]

Merci pour Tacky !

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i say "shit" instead of "bad"

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My favourite one is snazzy. Kina looked pretty snazzy while singing at her popstar show.

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Mr. E is a snazzy teacher

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Yes I hate that! Bad is bad not cool or it's so bad it's good lol Some things are dualistic and there's no grey area

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[@Youdidnthearme]

Rather than saying nasty hotel 🤢 I’d supersede that with the word “ vulgar “

[@nahidarahimi]

Hello James, I hope you are well, what is the meaning of snake in your videos, please answer.

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I learn English as a foreign language so it is difficult for me to make English as my second or first language. I am difficult to get New vocabulary and how to use it grammatically correct. And the most important thing, i am so frustrated to find the best way to make English goes out automatically from my mouth and my mind😅

[@light_game9308]

Can I say cheesy for an unpleasant person instead of tacky ?

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как же тяжело....

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[@hninpwintphyu7311]

One poor girl was being chased by a nasty man with his dusty group. How terrible! But she was safe because she was found by a nice guy.

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wow, zero dislikes! not bad, not bad)

[@vocalcaio]

I was in a big avenue and i saw a snazzy woman, but she was in a dodgy place. Maybe she work there

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A DUSTY man walked into a LOVELY library, and sayed CORNY joke that get everyone's attention. he loooked TACKY in their eyes.

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snazzy

[@vocalcaio]

i was in a big avenue and i saw a snazzy woman, but she was in a dodgy place. Maybe she work there

[@freeskier175]

When I hear the word "badly" I twitch.

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What's the meaning of the "twitch" ?

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@@talhamerttufan7140 Myoclonus...

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U.S.A. AMERICAN. LARRY. WHEELS. ENGLISH.

[@riomj4220]

I thought "cheesy" means - to be very romantic.

[@englishwithlewis]

That too! 👏🏻 I’m sure you’ll love my content too! Any questions, I’m happy to help 😊

[@hasashi9]

He looked grotty, what a dodgy place

[@user-oy8qo8zi6m]

1. My favorite words are gross and nasty, but I’m going to make a sentence by dowdy. 2. This man is wearing a dowdy shirt that nobody knows why he had bought it. 3. Dowdy will be used when people are talking about someone’s dress.

[@claycowan1989]

For someone who is supposed to be smart, you clearly don't know that the English language doesn't have any standard rules. And any rules that it does have get contradicted

[@zzzka9780]

I saw a really dusty man yesterday.

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I would stop saying bad but my bad it's too bad I can't stop saying bad cause I'm a bad boy so my bad but I'ma go see a bad "B" right now on the bad side of town

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Cheesy

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Thank you