Speak better English with fewer words!

[@MrOzz-fk1rj]

But I need these words if I'm going to write a 1000-word essay homework in 30 minutes.

[@TheEnglishNut]

Hahaha!

[@GinzaGeorge]

Haha true

[@muntasirbaqui1531]

I can relate 😂

[@sariya1677]

😂

[@lemvaiphei9844]

Exactly! More Exams more essays, redundancies are sometimes very usefully useful.😉

[@barendkamperman1471]

I taught English conversation to private students and classes in Japan. I had to use minimal, accurate sentences to be effective. Enunciation, pacing my delivery, using proper vocabulary and silence to allow processing were vital for success. A caring tone and demeanor makes this style palatable. Now I find listening to redundancies and sidetrack detailing frustrating. Thank you for your good advice.

[@chipmunk4928]

Hi can you tell more about sidetrack detailing ?

[@infinitydude7305]

"why say lot word when few word do trick" - Kevin, The Office

[@arkamukherjee2618]

When I become president they see... They see

[@anupomdas3283]

@@arkamukherjee2618 When me president they see, they see

[@arkamukherjee2618]

@@anupomdas3283 fact!

[@dukethotness]

🤣

[@nafishy]

"Return back" Return means back only !! "Repeat again" Repeat means again only !!

[@360wheelz5]

Please learn to use "only" correctly as opposed to the general hindi to English translation of "hi"

[@360wheelz5]

@@nafishyduh that's what I'm talking about

[@nafishy]

@@360wheelz5 yes I got it. Thanks .

[@singhkhan6580]

@@360wheelz5 I am from DELHI "only"..😁

[@EMIN3M315]

Stand up

[@zoramralte]

this guy is like a fine aged wine...smooth and calm, yet rich in taste... I Wish you all the best in Life my brothern.

[@Growasyouteach]

You are the best English teacher I have 👍

[@TheEnglishNut]

Thank you!

[@Alex-yg3nv]

Me-The murder happened mid night Police- kitne bje? Me- i said mid night. It has to be 12o’clock Police slaps- jayda shaana ban rha hai daal re andar isko.. 😂😂😂

[@rishijadhav3419]

🤣🤣

[@jaynimje3790]

😂😂😂

[@ahambrahmasmi2477]

Can I get English translation?

[@dipeshrawat2587]

@@ahambrahmasmi2477 no

[@thedoctor2351]

@@ahambrahmasmi2477 Police: what time did the murder take place? Me: at midnight Police: okay, what time? Me: I said midnight, meaning mid of the night. Obviously at 12:00, numpty! Police: You dare talk to me like that? *slaps 'me'* Arrest this person! They're being oversmart

[@yuvikamehta6596]

Let's take a moment to appreciate how calm his voice is ✌️

[@dibyendudas8576]

Redundancy is tantamount to tautology. Brevity is the soul of to-the-point communication. I thank you sincerely for pointing this out in your video. Every English language enthusiast will find this one really useful alongside the other ones. Kudos to The English Nut.

[@kumarpranshu2533]

I agree with you. But sometimes I feel people use those 'redundancies' to extra emphasize the sense of the word. For example one might want to express varying degrees of certainty, like 'quite certain ' , 'absolutely certain ' and so on, just to enunciate. Regardless, your's is a great advice and I always learn a lot. Appreciate your work.

[@TheEnglishNut]

Thanks!

[@erieluvie0905]

You used one yourself. You need to say only"emphasize", not "extra emphasize".

[@zxgh]

This is a valid point, I have seen British speakers add these redundancies . Example“I am quite certain about the diagnosis” is different from “I am absolutely certain about the diagnosis “. Which doctor would you prefer?

[@silverstreak8958]

That was my chain of thought, too. And as a bonus, if I ever attempt to correct my fellow speakers that they can either be "certain" or "uncertain" as opposed to "fairly certain", I am called out for being a grammar Nazi!

[@dOVERanalyst]

@@TheEnglishNut EXACTLY. I'd have to write you a paragraph for each. Because you're clearly missing out on the obvious nuanced use in Indian English. Adding the word adds a ton of emotion. It often means something completely different if you add "what you think is redundant". Except for Exact same, I don't agree with a single one you said. For example, new innovation is always new and fresh implying that it happened now as opposed to an innovation in 1920 (which definitely was an innovation but relative to today's timeline, it's an old innovation!) Innovation simply means to improve or replace or create something new. Something out of the box doesn't always HAVE to be new. And what's new in 1920 isn't in 2021 but you can't take away from the fact that it was a new innovation then and is old now. The comment section has the perfect examples for what you intended to say. PAN (Doesn't work because Indians see PAN as the card, not the number) So, they constantly try to say card number, as in PAN number. ATM won't work because, People have changed the meaning to Anytime Money Machine. Language changes with apbhramsha and how the people want it to be. A mass acceptance won't change. That's exactly how people change the language and they've.

[@nargiznasser1920]

I came here after watching this man interviewing Shashi Tharoor on another channel and guess what, no one could've done it better. I specifically searched for Sumanto C. This guy is like the Bengali version of Mr Tharoor. 😳😇

[@rrlarrubia9491]

I've taught English as second language in Brazil for 12 and I must say... your videos are perfect. Congratulations for the great content! I'm recommending your channel to my students.

[@TheEnglishNut]

Thanks a lot!

[@riyaannthomas1065]

🤣 I feel the same way when a foreigner says, "Chai tea"

[@360wheelz5]

Never heard one say it lol

[@nafishy]

Yes loll... Dua lipa Instagram caption xxxD

[@morning5tarr]

One of the most misused word is *Yoga* It is *Yog* It's like they took over the word and gave it back like they own it. Even most of native Indians use the word *Yoga* to sound like a foreigner who mispronounce words. Just why?

[@prisminc158]

@@morning5tarr Yoga is Sanskrit, Hindi dropped a lot of the A-s from the end of the words.

[@morning5tarr]

@@prisminc158 true, But people tend to mispronounce it, With "aa" at the end which is incorrect, In sanskrit there is ":" at the end of the word, I learnt in school it was called visarg (now some may even use this word as visargaa ,lol, like they translated hindi to english just by adding a at the end) So it might be visarg at the end that causes "uh" sound so word that was pronounced yoguh is interpreted as Yo-Ga(not gaa but uh without h , romanisation misinterpreted that maybe) It's single "a", and should be pronounced "Yog" not "Yo-gaa", maybe because of romanisation of hindi words caused this misunderstanding and people tend to pick it up.

[@manjusandal6666]

Amazing, marvellous 👍👏🙏 English ko logo ne mazak samajh rakha h, kuch bhi bolte h like 'guesto k liye, ladieso k liye, etc etc😁 Even I m not fluent in English but i try to use it correctly, coz I love English language too and i try to get better and better.

[@AdityaLandge1994]

Some words which I hear very often: "Naan Bread", "Panini Sandwich", "DC Comics", and my absolute favorite "Spicy Masala Chai Tea Latte".

[@castletheperson]

It's because those are foreign words, and so the redundancies help to give a hint to the meaning.

[@NikhilSandella]

Should've included this one- 'With my OWN eyes' vs 'With my eyes.'🙂

[@renupunjabi9482]

Own adds drama though hahahaha

[@NikhilSandella]

😂😂

[@johndsouza7750]

@ The English Nut @ Nihilesh Own is an emphasizing adjective . It is used for stress. It isn't a grammatical error. Infact, the authors, Wren and Martin , have included this in their topic on Adjectives.

[@beowulf555]

That’s just colloquial where people are trying to literally translate from their own language to English. Not a common phrase. But this is exactly why people need to talk in their own languages and not a foreign language like English.

[@Am42644]

That's used when you want to emphasize something. Nothing wrong on using it.

[@BeeeShoe]

For my confused buddies: "Exactly same" & "Exactly *the* same" are two different instances which are not interchangeable.

[@shilloe13]

I just realised that even our english teachers use these all the time.

[@binsonchalumattu8059]

You've got a subscriber (deliberately stopped myself using "new") Thanks for making this one !!

[@TheEnglishNut]

Welcome! :)

[@GinzaGeorge]

Good one :)

[@harpreetkrakhra]

i came here after watching the shashi tharoor's video with him and now i am watching his videos everyday, thank you for making such useful and interesting videos.

[@arindamsmiscellany307]

The examples you cited wonderfully can all be considered, in terms of Rhetoric , Tautology and/or Pleonasm. The reiteration of words is actually used for emphasis. However, you deserve more attention as your videos teach us intriguingly and amusingly. Best wishes!

[@malinibanerjee7083]

The video never gets too long. Could go on listening to you, dear English Nut.

[@deeparajesh5702]

Yes...it is always so precise and interesting that as we keep on listening and wait for more ...suddenly it is over! Good work dear English nut!

[@zyxbody]

Other kids: that's right! We shall avoid it English hons students: Redundancies are the reason we survive every semester.

[@aryanmaheshwari4666]

If teachers taught us like this, I would fall in love with this language!!

[@TheEnglishNut]

Watch my videos and fall in love with the language. :)

[@aryanmaheshwari4666]

@@TheEnglishNut binge watching all your videos! 😛

[@TheEnglishNut]

@@aryanmaheshwari4666 Great! :)

[@anjankumar3815]

I'm speechless how to thank you sir..... Salute you for your precious videos

[@TheEnglishNut]

Thank you so much!

[@aditrt4638]

He is so serene and placid. He has got much patience . And also the melody adds more spice to his teaching.

[@morning5tarr]

Thank you very much, Now I have more words to make my essays longer in exam.

[@muskanafreen7576]

🤔😂😂

[@advickprosankto]

Wait ... Oh !! Lol

[@SkoomaIceCoffee]

its so true...we learn to use more words in schools and colleges but when we are in real world like in a job, no one has time to listen, unless you say more in less time.

[@antonygeorge5003]

Good information. Thank you sir. But even the leading newspapers are still using such redundances

[@TheEnglishNut]

True!

[@sushmalal4356]

Nah the only way to learn English is to communicate with others simply like Hindi

[@mr_sanket_mishra]

Some teachers say that these redundancies are useful to emphasize the feeling

[@alifyahathiary5941]

Sir...ur fabulous...ur command over english is awesome.m ur fan now

[@ifellicantgetup]

I just discovered your videos this morning, someone linked one to Reddit. I went looking to see if you had more and found your channel. OMG, thank you thank you thank you!!!! I have been in medicine my whole life and for years I have written in abbreviations instead of full sentences. Between that and listening to poor English for so many years, I have forgotten the basics. I hope you are a teacher in real time because you rock at the task!

[@TheEnglishNut]

Thank you so much! I am not a teacher in real life though. :)

[@ifellicantgetup]

@@TheEnglishNut You should be, you are so good at it. I have a friend who is a professor of communication. I made her listen to your video on the word "Very," and she snapped at me asking if I was implying you are a better teacher than she is... I said I wasn't implying anything, I was flat out telling her! ;o) She isn't speaking to me today! HA!

[@TheEnglishNut]

@@ifellicantgetup Oops! :D Thank you, though.

[@ifellicantgetup]

@@TheEnglishNut Is there a name for words that can mean the same thing but don't? Such as "Fat chance" and "Slim chance" when they mean the same... but they don't?

[@TheEnglishNut]

@@ifellicantgetup Haven't come across a term for that.

[@jeeshaanshaikh445]

This change brings clarity and conciousness in thought.

[@deepasc1185]

A different experience. Thank you

[@TheEnglishNut]

Welcome. 😊

[@arshadmalik5519]

At times these redundancies serve as intensifiers and fillers - help lengths speech and to emphasize what we say.

[@Ruhi.02]

I love the way you teach. You've Shakespearean look man. You're fantastic. ❤️💛 This video made my day. Thanku.

[@studentsworldvlog5819]

As a teacher of Hindi l seriously following your video to lmprove my competence in English

[@alokkc1356]

3:18 You said " Exactly same thing"!😂

[@AneeshChowdhury]

He sounds like my school English teacher and the best one.

[@PrabhuIynanda]

Many use "fully empty", like, "the bus is fully empty"! Either it should be full or empty. It cannot be both!

[@TheEnglishNut]

Haha... true!

[@moumitakundu4487]

This is called oxymoron and it's a figure of speech. Please check out the meaning if you don't know

[@PrabhuIynanda]

@@moumitakundu4487 I know the meaning of oxymoron. Even without a name, you find the usage funny, don't you?

[@jayashreeacharia6782]

Yuhuuu!!! I found my English teacher…😍 time to unlearn and learn the language correctly this time !!

[@kaishwaryak]

The wrong terms are horribly ingrained in the brains of the masses that it becomes quite a herculean task to distinguish between the correct and the wrong 🙁

[@singhkhan6580]

What's "HERCULEAN"?

[@kaishwaryak]

@@singhkhan6580 Herculean means huge/ great amount/ cumbersome......it's derived from the heroic figure Hercules of Greek mythology!

[@singhkhan6580]

@@kaishwaryak 🔥

[@asimanayak304]

They arent wrong as blasphemous. Even if you use the term 'close promiximity' it does not harm your credibility or intelligence. Same with the usage of 'general public'. They are not wrong. They are redundant.

[@malgudiswami]

I am regularly watching your videos to improve my English and learn the swag you carry in your pronunciation! They are great

[@ananya_upadhya]

At 3:21, you say "the two sentences mean EXACTLY the SAME thing" :)

[@subhamsingh8982]

Nice one

[@VishCookie]

Doesn't sound off to me, though. The "Exactly" used here seems to be more an expression of precision than similarity.

[@ananya_upadhya]

@@VishCookie I don't care - in the same video, he says not to use "exact same"

[@jazmin_1395]

I think this is more effective for written communication - less words, less writing, filling up essays notwithstanding - and formal conversations. Making note of these redundancies is important IF you wish to learn to communicate like a native speaker. However, language is pretty fluid when it comes to informal communication, so yeah most of the comments are valid.

[@sachinporwal3522]

PT Sir: childrens make a strate circle😂😂

[@jaynimje3790]

In my school the PT Sir used to say: There is no wind in the ball 😂😂😂

[@bokyarao873]

@@jaynimje3790 hahaha😂

[@castletheperson]

Redundancies can still be useful in speaking. For example, if you're talking to a child, a non-native speaker, or someone with a different accent, then redundancies can add more context to the sentence so that the other person can guess the correct meaning. Redundancies can also help prevent misunderstandings if it's hard to hear the other person, like on the phone or in a windy or loud place. Or it can just be used for emphasis.

[@quentinfernandez4673]

Very interesting. Yes true indeed but people get carried away with the language. Thats why they say English is a funny language.

[@muntasirbaqui1531]

English is nuts like he says

[@dollhousedelight8553]

True indeed 😁

[@dont_be_delulu]

His voice is so soothing 😀

[@donagupta8364]

Being a servicing, one common mistake I usually see - "Kindly revert back" :P

[@johndsouza7750]

If you think revert back ,is incorrect, only revert is correct - The concept of using revert in correspondence ,itself, is inappropriate . Revert means going back to its original form; it's no way close to reply . Hence the use of revert is wrong too , unless you are really referring to its literal meaning.

[@kavitakanwar2161]

I clicked it my mistake .Feeling like I've made best mistake .But the fact is you tube recommended something worth gem. Loved it 👍thanks 😊

[@FaithBiete]

I should have been taught like this when I was in School. Now, I am struggling haha

[@imroseahmed7638]

I remember our science teacher in school reminded us of "DC current" which most of us said. DC is direct current. So we used to say direct current current. He suggested us to use "DC supply".

[@redmachine7312]

I like how he's controlling his laughter so badly😂 And oh Just say bye,the for now is reduntant;)

[@englishon9891]

You are a great teacher. You have a unique teaching style.

[@mayurhegde1404]

ATM stands for 'automated' teller machine, not automatic.

[@TheEnglishNut]

Really?

[@TheEnglishNut]

@Rui Kashaire I suggest you do some more research. The A can be either automated or automatic.

[@mayurhegde1404]

@@TheEnglishNut I express my gratitude towards your acknowledgement of my comment. In the context of machines, 'automatic' refers to an action of spontaneity without any human input whereas 'automated' is confined towards the usage of controls to produce something. However, ATM has donned multiple abbreviations including 'Any time Money' thus creating widespread chaos and confusions within the English Nut community with it's apparent tendency to obliterate your explanation of ATM machine(Any Time Money Machine😂). Also, I'm a huge fan of the content and nature of your show. Thanks a lot.

[@TheEnglishNut]

@@mayurhegde1404 I don't know why I'm even bothering, but let me provide you with the link of the Cambridge Dictionary of the UK (the country that invented English), one of the most widely respected dictionaries in the world. Look up the entry: dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/automatic-teller-machine

[@mayurhegde1404]

@@TheEnglishNut thanks a lot.👍

[@M-K14]

I like your style, calm and composed throughout the video 😊

[@tanmoysinha1796]

'Can your reverse your car back a little bit?' - Spot the redundancy!

[@AdarshJon]

back

[@johndsouza7750]

That's not redundancy , it's a grammatical error Reverse it , that's all The redundancy is in either of the two words , bit or little; they mean the same. Reverse the car a bit

[@jaishreeradhe1081]

I wished I had a teacher like u

[@hiaa1349]

It’s like Jesus himself teaching us English.. :) kidding..

[@shyam.upadhyay]

Thanks for saying 'kidding' at the end otherwise I would've believed it.

[@bhartigoel2784]

You are an eloquent speaker. I like your videos.

[@TheEnglishNut]

Thank you! :)

[@moin6077]

"When every word you say adds something more to what you're saying, people are far more likely to listen to you." *DONALD TRUMP LAUGHS BIGLY*

[@TheAnish01]

If one is keen to learn British RP English than the trendy advances of American influence in the recent decade, one is certain to speak proper English. In RP one learns pluralistical speech but American is singular in grammatical nature hence one uses many words to re-emphasise its meaning. It is quite the layman's tongue not of the educated. Such videos are refreshing..

[@ivy_pahari]

I once had a teacher who used to say, "this is a blunder mistake" whenever any of her students made a mistake. I wonder if she still uses the phrase. 😂

[@ivy_pahari]

Arey same dude same!!! I had "Ma'am repeat once again" 😂

[@namratabarua1033]

Really appreciate your teaching style...

[@preethapillai7089]

This is great 👌.. thanks for the tips. This is going to be helpful in my teaching. You have a unique style.

[@rajanallaiah6712]

I like your teaching method. Excellent job

[@chalams]

My social teacher used to say " you must and should do the work"

[@tuhinroy9397]

I came across this channel while surfing for any of Shashi Tharoor's interviews..Shashi Tharoor as always awespires but the person whom to be very honest I saw for the first time literally gave me that classic retro Bengali intelligent vibes which I instantly recepted much before the name came on the screen..Mr.Chatterjee ,modern incarnation of W.S.. your channel is really refreshing in many ways..miss those college days ..please upload more with new English Content

[@TheEnglishNut]

Thanks a lot. Do watch my other videos. There are over 100 and a new one every week.

[@tuhinroy9397]

@@TheEnglishNut yaap just watching your videos only...got to appreciate your creativity skills... refreshing with lots of information...

[@ssali3599]

Sometimes redudant words do help in emphasis, even if they don't add to the meaning. It's all part of the natural process of how language works and evolves. So getting rid of them altogether may not always be what you call an improvement, and might not have to be a good idea. It depends...

[@ashishjoshi6551]

The list is endless. Have seen people using words like 8AM in the morning, slowly and gradually, reply back etc.

[@deeparajesh5702]

Oh my goodness... I'm surprised to notice so many words being used inappropriately ...thankyou for the video, really enjoyed it:)

[@swapnanilsur5165]

Here before a few days to my ISC English language exam. Thanks a tonne.

[@saurabhniley4982]

You are my regular dosage of english from now on ❤️

[@aparnachandra1702]

thanks to keep it short n simple ..I love your approach..

[@bismihamsa8796]

It is wonderful to point out certain unnecessary repetitions. Your videos provide amazing information. Most of your videos contain innovative methods to teach the content.

[@debarati0079]

Wow, I have docked in an amazing pool of knowledge. Thank you so much!🙇

[@sarindomdas8375]

Thanks to the team and special thanks to Sumanto sir... "Khuboi knowledgeable ekti video sir'

[@arjunshedge2642]

I saw u in Piku film But the advice was brilliant..will definately work on it

[@sabornidutta2596]

Wonderful Sir. I have a post graduate degree in English Literature. Iam still learning from English but , please throw light on prepositions like , in , at .Many of us still get confused while dealing with prepositions. Thank you so much Sir .

[@kaustubhchakrabarti2400]

Thank you so much sir. Lots of love, respect and gratitude

[@jthomas2211]

I looked up your YT page after a WhatsApp video of "use of very". Love your delivery! Also, "tad-bit" is another example for reduncy.

[@TheEnglishNut]

Thanks! So glad you looked it up. Hope you subscribed. 'Tad bit' is a good example. :)

[@LateNightVideozz]

Underrated channel of the century

[@GreenHaven1705]

Everything makes so much sense. Loved it

[@Continousrant]

I just love you and your way of thinking

[@reachrameswar]

Super lessons... Thank you very much

[@TheEnglishator]

I'm The Englishator and you're driving me nuts!!!!

[@manjurobert5520]

👍👍learning to get better each day.. Thanks for educating me.

[@juniperbanerjee5755]

Thankyou soooomuch, I reallly love this channel. It is soooo helpful.

[@leenashukla6229]

Less words more knowledge. 👍🙏🙏 thanks sir

[@amanparashar4988]

I am glad I found this channel 🙌😊

[@keerthijacob6788]

Fantastic explanation 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍👍 you are absolutely amazing👍👍👍

[@nikitaverma328]

I am amazed , how he calmly teached . It' feels like butter on bread

[@hemarachel1962]

Thank you..Nuts.! I'm happy to subscribe to your channel. Redundancies has become common in our colloquial English. Have to work on it.

[@rukmaniawasthi]

I find all your videos very informative.learning never ends.if possible plz make a video on English grammar, especially,tenses. Thank you

[@gurmitkaurtaak375]

Thank you very much . Very educative .😊

[@nazimahmad8458]

Hi Sir , I am not flattering you sir but I want to say you that I was in same trauma. And I am feeling that you have solved my problems. This is the way of teaching and improving someone with the proper diagnose. Love you sir 🇮🇳.

[@TheEnglishNut]

Thank you!

[@lopamudraray4571]

You nailed it . I am tired of these words around me. It's in the DNA of the vernacular speakers.

[@surbhisingh2370]

You are JUST AMAZING. The way you have explained it feels informative, plus, someone who isn't a native speaker will not feel conscious around you. You teach with an EASEEE!! LOVEEEEED THAT❤️

[@rubiirosa6255]

English is English no matter what.Writers r the best.

[@arghyabanerjee6106]

I do all these mistakes on a regular basis, thank you for such wonderful tips.