YES, YOU CAN SAY "VERY"

[@Ngt96]

To me, Stephanie is the most down-to-earth of online English teachers.

[@richardkuasi785]

My thought exactly! We are not wrong for using the word "very." Sometimes, I come across channels that ask you not to use "very."

[@סמירסולימאן-ע3ש]

YOU ARE SIMPLY VERY GOOD AT WHAT YOU ARE DOING. I STRAT TO LISTEN TO YOU RECENTLY AND I LOVE YOU . THANK'S . I'M NON NATIVE SPEAKER AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU DO, AS AN ENGLISH COACH, VERY RELAXING METHOD IN YOUR TEACHING . YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL PERSON INSIDE ( I'M SURE) AND FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAVE TO SAY THANKS AND KEEP TEACHING . I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WILL FACE THIS MY COMMENT, BUT I FELT THAT I HAVE TO SAY THESE WORDS TO YOU AND TO YOUR SUBSCRIBERS.

[@lorenzopria4810]

In my opinion, native speakers seem to be using very every other sentence and honestly I don't know why they should not use it. Stephanie your english channel is the VERY best and I look forward to your next video VERY VERY much! Happy holidays and amazing new year to you and your family!

[@wsiqueira]

For me she has a very good pronouciation. At last I've found someone that speaks clearly and cristal. I'm Brazilian and now I'm following this channel.

[@eaglegirl4395]

I love the way you explain things with example sentences,You should make more videos like that, it was really helpful. Because there are so many people on KZbin spreading the wrong information, which is so confusing specially for someone who just started learning English.

[@Adler2418]

Hi, Stephanie, how are you? Saudações from brazil. I've been learning English for almost 3 years, and throughout this period I've really stopped translating English words to Portuguese, so i can speak in English spontaneously. For the last days I've been following you on KZbin and i can understand you clearly, you speak VERY well 👍👍

[@ramonae3657]

I just found this channel and I need to tell you Stephanie many many thanks for your efforts to do this for us❤🙏 I have already seen plenty of contents about the "don't say that.." and yeah it's true, totally confusing to learn a language if I concentrate on the "don't" things. I completely understand if someone needs an IELTS or any other document about the result but usually most of the people don't talk with complicated expressions and words (except in some specific area, example the science). If someone does he will get in trouble and he needs to explain about his speech a lot. ☺️ I think there is one main goal of the language: transport the information the shortest time what we can. I wish you Stephanie the best, I appreciate again your help and support 🌞👋🙏

[@mep6302]

This was a very good explanation about this word. Thank you very much. I totally hate those "don't say x if you want to sound native" videos. Every English speakers use basic words. In fact, most advance vocabulary isn't used by natives in daily life. Mainly their regional slang. I think idioms and some sayings can be good to learn but, unless you need that advance vocabulary because of your job or something, you don't need to know them. I like it when they say "don't use this word all the time, learn some alternatives". That sounds so much better because it's never bad to learn synonyms. Actually, when natives use advance vocabulary in my native language I get impressed because I'm not used to saying that word or because I didn't know the word before.

[@armandonovoa3809]

Greetings from Mexico. Thank you Very much for your videos . The most realistic , useful and worthy to see . You're the best.

[@carlosramos9910]

Dear Stephanie, I'm studying English for about 3 years to move to Canada, for me you are the Best teacher because you have a good pronunciation, intonation and vocabulary, I never finded anybody like you, I was able to improve my English because I watched your channel. I'm very happy for your help, your are the Best...

[@hemanthadesilva527]

I've never found/met anybody like you.... (found, the simple past and past participle of "find") okay. Good luck..!!!!

[@luckygirl434]

I’ve been studying for ...

[@hemanthadesilva527]

I too agree with you. It's up to the speaker not to be boring, using the same word over and over. Speaking is a sort of art. So we have to be tactical to attract the listener using various tactics. This video is Super Excellent.

[@bangjon2279]

STEVANIE.... HELLO... I hve been following u for 6 years.. NOW, Your video and audio are better than before... good.... you are amazing!!!🤩🤩

[@bangjon2279]

@TheEnglishCoach_ Okay Stev...

[@pronunciationway8502]

Ma'am I love listening to you😊 You are too understanding 🙂 Fast and understanding little unique ☺

[@bellafrancos]

I think the audio quality turned out VERY good. I think it was worth all your effort. About the video content, I think it's so important to explain this because people that it's learning a language, usually feel insecure and when someone say "don't say this, don't say that" they tend to feel fear of speak anything.

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Exactly!!! And yay, yes it was totally worth it!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@joseaugustopereiradesousa493]

I totally agree with you. In fact, for many reasons this video is more interisting and agreeable.

[@alialali2940]

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[@David-Ramayl]

Hi, Stefy. What about those words that replace very + adjective, for example: I'm very tired > I'm exhausted. You are very intelligent > You are brilliant.

[@MagedAttalla]

I think the main point of using alternative words for ''very'' as a synonym is because in the speaking part of any International exam, epically for IELTS, the examiners use to measure your ability on using vocabulary by check how many you repeat usual words for answering their questions, and the more you use different words the more score that you will get.

[@victormanuelgabrielmorales4649]

Thanks for tell us the right way to use that very important word.

[@briantriesart]

Thank you very much for the video. I think the idea behind "not using very" is not to stay silent, but to not get stuck on that word. The videos I've seen about "not using very" are for those who are in their comfort zone saying Very all the time (like me) instead of learning synonyms in order to increasing vocabulary. I'd like to use Very because I choose to, not because it's the only option I ve

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Yeah, but the fact remains that even native speakers use very all the time and don’t always use “synonyms”. So just keep that in mind 😉

[@briantriesart]

@@TheEnglishCoach Right. Thank you!

[@WILL09.studenteacher]

Yupiiiiii.......Wow, You came back. great! I missed you a lots... I will be watched all of your videos. I think you are a really good teacher, and you have that accent everybody here want to hear. Thank you for coming back. I am very very happy...😍😍😍

[@nadezhdaprihodko3980]

I love you, Stephanie! You are the very teacher I need!

[@johnmaynardapostol2]

I wonder why we must expand some vocabularies instead of always saying “very” and we have some examples-“very hot” means “scorching”; “very cold” means “freezing” or “chilling”; “very interesting” means “compelling”; “very huge” means “giant”; “very colorful” means “vibrant”; “very angry” means “furious”. Thank you VERY much for the VERY interesting topic. 🙏

[@paulaeleandros2939]

Perfect content, perfect audio, perfect edition! Thanks dear Stephanie!

[@miteoriadeltodo.]

Hola! Sos toda una grossa Estefi, GENIA TOTAL, nunca te escribí no sé por qué. Te veo desde que publicaste tu video de Bs AS .Soy autodidacta desde los 7 años (45 now and counting) y, la verdad es increible todo lo que aprendí de vos, sobre todo como logro entenderte siendo americana, tus gestos, etc. Mil cosas más podría decir, the most I love from your videos is that you are a perfect combination between "academy english" y "street english" and yes, you;re perfect!, Saludos desde La Plata, Bs AS!!! CHAUUU

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Thank you for sharing this!! ♥️

[@ignaciomelendrez970]

Very importan native Speker use this all time. I am practicing my Englsh with my familia From los Angeles California.

[@Walmir372]

Excellent lesson, Ms Stephanie. Congratulations. I had heard about very, but you did clarify the matter.

[@arcanelore168]

I use this word very often!

[@970726]

The heart speaks of what is full! You are beautiful!!! ✨💖💐🌼🌺

[@highphaa]

I've been watching your videos for more than 2 years now, your channel is definitely my favorite english learning youtube channel. I love your way of teaching, you get straight to the point and you keep the listener engaged. I absolutely would LOVE to be a part of the fluency breakthrough challnge in the future when i get the chance. Keep up the good work (this is kinda off subject but I've been wanting to say this, you have very beautiful eyes)

[@Mamasprincess-i9s]

I personally love the word very even though I hated it at my English school classes and even college classes

[@james-oc9sb]

I'm very happy that I have got such a nice teacher thanks a million

[@idrisshakir]

it was Very important for me. because my teacher told me, the Americans don't use "very". they are using "really" a lot. i think that's kinda true.

[@davidsosa256]

Hey Stefanie, I counted you say “very” 35 times, but in your voice it doesn’t sound repetitive at all. Thanks for the explanation about the different intensifiers. I love your facial expressions with the examples you used, this reminds to be more emotional when speaking American English to bring emphasis to my sentences. Happy New Years to you, your Team and your family. Keep up the great work! 🥳

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Yes! Just keep in mind that facial expressions as you communicate should be natural and come from who and how you are. Otherwise it might look fake and/or forced. Also, just an extra tip, facial expressions and body language tend to match the rhythm of the speech, meaning we make our biggest movements during the words that are the MOST STRESSED in the phrase or sentence we are saying. I hope that helps :D

[@honza8832]

Dear Madam Teacher,thank YOU incredibly much for your amazing,marvellous,great job and effort for us(Students) during year 2022! I really appreciate it! Your AmE is one of the BEST in huge,vast the Internet! Happy New Year! Have a wonderful time,please. Warm greeting from the Central Europe (the Czech Republic).

[@TheEnglishCoach]

You’re welcome! :)

[@joaquimcoelho9826]

Hi teacher how is going, I'm so proud to have as a coach, you are number 1

[@rafaeucastro]

This video was really helpful. You went directly to the point that everything is totally clear now.

[@janainacunha2135]

About the audio quality, I think it's really great. I'm not a kind of person that has a knowledge about audio/edition, but comparing with others videos in your channel, I think this one is really good. About the content, as always, very usefull. I understand the intentions when someone post something about "don't say that word". But I think they're complicating I little the life of someone that is learning english, because we just start to afraid of to put the word in our sentences. I believe that if the word exists you can use that, mainly when you don't have a huge vocabulary and need to communicate.

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Agreed. I think we also want answers to be simple, very black and white. So, it's easier to say, SAY THIS, DON'T SAY THAT... and it's a lot harder to teach (and learn) when and why and how to communicate in different ways.

[@janainacunha2135]

Exactly! And you gave in the video a bunch of examples using the word very, I mean, simple examples, which someone that doesn't have a huge vocabulary always could apply and also, more complex constructions, all of them with the word very.

[@ElMoscas114]

Thank you ever so much for bringing about this topic.

[@Mamasprincess-i9s]

It's like saying muy in Spanish es muy importante It's very important

[@jcr1138]

I've seen that content too: videos and images with the phrase "don't use very". It's mainly focused to English learners preparing for a certification exam, like IELTS or Cambridge. They promote the word "very" as low or basic English giving a long list of strong adjectives, which is good yet VERY confusing to learners. In fact, using strong adjectives in the incorrect context or situation can harm their score they want.

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Yeah a lot of the advice is given out of context, and it’s often given by people who aren’t even qualified to give such advice. 🙈

[@NanoDantas]

Thank you Miss Stefanie

[@lusk_9240]

I understand almost everything you say on your videos :) This is a victory for me haha Thanks for all your help stef

[@jaimhen]

Hi Stephanie! I totally agree with you!

[@pukhtanayaaran3817]

You take good classes. I have learned a lot from you thanks for your learning

[@christopherlins1579]

During my learning process I’ve watched “don’t say very” videos on which the teachers actually want to present superlative vocabulary. The title “don’t say very” is a click bait to attract you into a very good content. It helped me and should help everyone if you just understand it is not a literal statement.

[@TheEnglishCoach]

True, BUT... I've watched many of these videos, too. The issue isn't teaching synonyms because that's fine. The issue is these teachers usually preface their videos by saying "using very is a BAD speaking habit, it's lazy, it's too basic, and if you want to sound like a native speaker, if you want to sound intelligent and INTERESTING, you need to use other words like XYZ." That is the issue. They aren't talking about the "problem" in the correct way. And they are all saying the same thing, which shows they haven't put any critical thinking into their lesson beyond teaching a list of synonyms for a bunch of common phrases. And, sometimes, the synonyms they teach are also NOT accurate replacements for whatever phrase they are teaching. Anyhow, again, teaching vocab and synonyms is great... but it's come to my attention that I have many followers who are AFRAID of using the word "very" (due to the kind of content I'm describing) cause they don't want to sound unintelligent and, in my mind, that's worse than overusing the word "very" once in a while.

[@ivomoreira42]

VERY good video as always, Stephanie. It's impressive to me how aware of your own native language you are. That's amazing. Now, for those still wondering about the word "very", just think about the equivalent in your language and its synonyms. Do you use "very" a lot more and more often than its synonyms? I personally do, and so do the native English speakers in their language. Just like "a lot" is used a lot and you could use "tons" and "loads" instead, that doesn't mean "a lot" is basic, but VERY important. That's it, haha!

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Well said! I should have titled this video “how to speak like a native speaker” 🤣

[@ivomoreira42]

@@TheEnglishCoach You definitely should have titled it like that 😂

[@marwangama4776]

Omg look at the audio quality It's SO GOOD it feels like i'm listening to a podcast i swear, your hard work paid off 😂 you need to do a podcast and also you need to make a video comparing the old audio with the new and telling us how did you do it by yourself

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Yeah when heard how good the audio sounded I was actually SCARED like omg did I really just do that? Will I be able to make it this good again?? Haha it was so worth it to learn!! And yes now I am READY to make that podcast!!

[@edukatzen]

Thank you so much! ❤

[@Diego10-80]

Hi Stef!! The content and audio is the best. Thank you!! Regards from Madrid!

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Thank you for the feedback ♥️

[@АлександрЗубашевский]

I am very grateful to you for your very good channel!

[@HungNguyen-bf8qs]

Thank you. That's a relief.

[@MrErachid]

Glad to see you again

[@vagnerfilho7466]

E cheguei aqui através da professora de inglês do KZbin!!! Sandra ou send!!

[@renanmarques3196]

Really like ur videos bc their are authentic. I feel blessed from God to met ur channel ! Thank you

[@chrissakul-thongbai8238]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, and....THANK YOU. Yes, I am sick of all these "new wave" social media focused "teachers" keep telling people to stop saying "very". I also am hearing the same from a lot of teachers in Thailand (my original home) telling students that "very" is boring. I am trying to dispel this warped idea by telling others that's it's OK to use "very" because native speakers use it all the time AND using these alternatives sometimes are NOT suitable to the context. One other thing I fear is that learners at a beginner level may simply substitute any of these words without realising it makes the sentence sounds ridiculous; for example [Very strong = durable] (I have seen a teacher gave out this word). So, "Superman is durable"? How ridiculous would that sound? Thank you for this video. So useful. I will share it on. Cheers.

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Thank you for sharing it! If enough people see this video and videos like it, we can change the online “don’t say very” trend or, at the very least, help students think more critically about what they are learning from their “teachers”

[@ernestofric6421]

Thank you so much Stephanie ! Ernesto from Argentina.

[@talalotaibi7141]

Thank you Steph You released this vedio on the second reminiscence of my best friend's death.yes very is a most common choice,however,it may be the weakest.

[@franciscojose6496]

Tank you for your information teacher well one good year for you and your family in 2023

[@trishizet59]

You're awsome, Steph, this was an incredibly useful video. Thanks a lot for posting it!

[@ezequielmontenegrodelgado6441]

Stephanie, you are a very good teacher. You're an amazing teacher. I really like your videos very much!

[@ezequielmontenegrodelgado6441]

What do you recommend to get C1 level?some people say that read out is the best.

[@joyyyy777]

It was very very very super so really extremely utterly highly informative!!

[@윤전뚠뚠오늘도]

I am VERY impressed with your lesson. I am a beginner in English, so I use the word "very" often.

[@TheEnglishCoach]

I’m a native speaker and I use the word often as well 🤣

[@ojanaaaa]

Now i am fluently Because of you. thank you.

[@travelsometimes]

I should say thank you so much for your all videos, because they helped me in many situations along my learning path, but in my real life i still don't use all of them in the practice)

[@akabrd]

Maybe, this stigma thing around the word ''very'' belongs to the formality of speaking unmonotonously. Which is good as long as you are writing an essay, but in real life, you can use it with confidence...

[@PolATW]

Awesome video Stefanie!! Keep it up!!

[@alexxaj1019]

Hello, Stephanie! Thank you so very, extremely, incredibly, utterly, totally, absolutely, amazingly much! Merry (belated) Christmas and a Happy New Year! 😊

[@patriceniot1508]

I completely agree with you ! No more word to add. On the other hand it’s easier for a french speaker because for example « very cute » is not really the same that « adorable », there is always a little bit difference. I think that all these publications about « very » are a sort of fashion, it will pass 😊

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Yes, it’s a tend. That was part of the 20 minute rant that Renzo cut out 🤣

[@patriceniot1508]

Smart ! 😄

[@achedangmei4375]

Thank for your tip, stef.I learn a lot from you.

[@imperiojojoias1375]

Gorgeous teacher

[@cockyandfunny]

You're very expressive and it makes you VERY interesting to listen to :)

[@chanmall7906]

I think the videos that tell us not to use "very" and use other alternatives are merely encouraging us to use the alternatives to prevent them from remaining in our passive vocabulary. Because the alternatives exist for a reason and the videos tell us to use them to add more color to our speech. There is nothing wrong with using "very" but it's good to know the alternatives too, to at least know about them when we encounter them.

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Yes, and it’s good to have variety in your vocab. But what I personally don’t like is when they say you will sound “boring” if you use very lol. That’s ridiculous.

[@osonhodeleon]

Thank you very much for this video.

[@enriquelagunas7477]

Thank's Stefanie

[@andresegalla1]

Thanks you earned a new subscribed here in Brazil

[@jfsilvaNet]

Very good Explanation I really like it.👏

[@coyotewld]

thank you VERY much for your explanation, it was SO interesting and helpfull

[@alizain6003]

Hey, I Love watching your videos. A truly fan of you from Pakistan.

[@eustaquiozambrano2974]

Thank teacher , happy New year. 🌲👍

[@BARAAGAMER_YT]

I miss you so much, and you're creative keep going✨✨✨✨✨.. Sender: your brother (Baraa) from Palestine 🇵🇸🇺🇲

[@lucasdesiderio1121]

I tend to replace "very" with "quite" or "rather" whenever I'm trying to decrease the number of the word "very" in my writings.

[@joseaugustopereiradesousa493]

I appreciate this video, it is really interesting! You suggest a lot of very useful intensifiers and give us many tips about communication. Thank you so much! Greetings from São José dos Campos SP, Brasil.

[@salvadorfiguereodelossanto4747]

Hi Estephany I love your English class.

[@valariahamidi5887]

It was so effective.

[@Subashana]

Happy new year teacher ! 💪🏼👍🏼✌🏼😇🙏🏼

[@tenzinthupten6711]

Teacher you are very good English pronunciation. Thank you teach English🌼🌼🌼

[@Nicolas_0456]

Hello! Thank you VERY much!

[@mounir9935]

Thank you very much 👍😊

[@burhanmhamad]

The audio quality is perfect

[@tuemicci3739]

Very is only to be replaced when you really want to emphasize that word. Otherwise if we just substitute very something with some other big words we are just going to end of sounding pompous.

[@sallycent3434]

the sound on this video is awesome

[@gidalvopinheiro-ho5qb]

Como eu amo suas aulas prof obg ❤❤❤❤ tá belíssima sim❤❤❤❤

[@mariamyaka6363]

Thanks a lot ❤

[@singingathome3189]

hi stefane how are you doing l strong agree with you l always say very when l have to speak english thank you so much for recording this video

[@DilPanzer]

You are great english tutor sir your best tips dilpazir khan from holy land

[@augustofernando725]

Good teacher, I like your videos a lot

[@gidalvopinheiro-ho5qb]

Aí prof tou gostando muito tá linda amo suas aulas prof obg❤❤❤

[@Anubis-ls6ty]

I think it's because sometimes we use the word "very" so many times and I think they think that to sound more like a English native speaker we need to use other words

[@wascaresquea4084]

The audio quality is perfect. Well done Stefanie 😃🎙🔊

[@Mawa-Sare2025]

stef is very very very smart english teacher