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SCARFS | Comma Splices 2 - conjunctions
This is the second of three videos addressing Comma Splices, the second of the six most common problems with sentence structure (Simple Sentences, Comma Splices, Agreement, Relative Clauses, Fragments and Stringy Sentences - SCARFS). @chrisdyson5897
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SCARFS | Comma Splices
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This is the first of three videos addressing Comma Splices, the second of the six most common problems with sentence structure (Simple Sentences, Comma Splices, Agreement, Relative Clauses, Fragments and Stringy Sentences - SCARFS). @chrisdyson5897
SCARFS | Simple Sentences - thinkaloud
มุมมอง 55หลายเดือนก่อน
This is the third of three videos addressing Simple Sentences, the first of the six most common problems with sentence structure (Simple sentences, Comma splices, Agreement, Relative Clauses, Fragments and Stringy Sentences - SCARFS). In this video, I "think aloud" as I go through the editing process of a passage of writing in which there are too many simple sentences. @chrisdyson5897
SCARFS | Simple Sentences - strategies
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This is the second of three videos addressing Simple Sentences, the first of the six most common problems with sentence structure (Simple sentences, Comma splices, Agreement, Relative Clauses, Fragments and Stringy Sentences - SCARFS). This video offers some strategies for addressing this issue.
SCARFS | Simple Sentences
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This is the first of three videos addressing Simple Sentences, the first of the six most common problems with sentence structure (Simple sentences, Comma splices, Agreement, Relative Clauses, Fragments and Stringy Sentences - SCARFS). @chrisdyson5897
SCARFS | Introducing SCARFS, a sentence improvement system
มุมมอง 302 หลายเดือนก่อน
SCARFS is my new series of videos aimed at identifying and addressing what I say are the six most common issues with sentence structure: Simple sentences, Comma splices, Agreement, Relative Clauses, Fragments and Stringy sentences. Stay tuned for videos addressing each issue - all tagged "SCARFS".
Grammar and Thongs | When is west east and south not south? When you're in the USA
มุมมอง 1532 หลายเดือนก่อน
A Word Mentality video for Grammar and Thongs on why the Mid-West is in the east.
What does a piper have to do with deceitful betrayal? | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 194ปีที่แล้ว
The word "piper" may make you think of really bad music ... but what does a piper have to do with deceitful betrayal? Word Mentality explains.
Hawaiian pizza does not exist | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 1832 ปีที่แล้ว
Whether you love it or hate it, we can all agree it's an interesting spelling.
Are you a phony? Or a phoney? A brief look at this interesting little word | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 1212 ปีที่แล้ว
It is Holden Caulfield's favourite word in The Catcher in the Rye, but the big questions remain: Does he spell it correctly? And where does it come from?
Affect or effect? Here's a tip to help you work out which word is correct | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 862 ปีที่แล้ว
This short video explains when you should use "affect", which is most commonly used as a verb, and when you should use "effect", which most commonly used as a noun.
"Brang" is not a word! | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 4102 ปีที่แล้ว
Neither is "brung". Or "youse", for that matter - see my other video for more on that matter: th-cam.com/video/A-uKNsyK3k0/w-d-xo.html
Christmas spelling solved | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 1253 ปีที่แล้ว
Learn how to remember the spelling of frankincense and myrrh.
"Then" or "than"? Get it right every time with this simple tip | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 1563 ปีที่แล้ว
Do you sometimes confuse "then" and "than"? There is a very easy way to remember which is correct.
Should Aussies spell it "gaol" or "jail"? | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 1863 ปีที่แล้ว
Word Mentality on Grammar and Thongs ponders the big question: should we spell it "gaol" or "jail"?
Why we spell "subtle" with a "B" | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 1273 ปีที่แล้ว
Why we spell "subtle" with a "B" | Grammar and Thongs
Improve your writing with nominalisation - Part Three: Lexical density | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 1.7K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Improve your writing with nominalisation - Part Three: Lexical density | Grammar and Thongs
Improve your writing with nominalisation - Part Two | Grammar and Thongs
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Improve your writing with nominalisation - Part Two | Grammar and Thongs
Improve your writing with nominalisation - Part One | Grammar and Thongs
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Improve your writing with nominalisation - Part One | Grammar and Thongs
ANZAC, digger and cobber - how Aussie are they really? | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 1613 ปีที่แล้ว
ANZAC, digger and cobber - how Aussie are they really? | Grammar and Thongs
How to quote other people's words like a boss - Part Three | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 1614 ปีที่แล้ว
How to quote other people's words like a boss - Part Three | Grammar and Thongs
How to quote other people's words like a boss - Part Two | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 1354 ปีที่แล้ว
How to quote other people's words like a boss - Part Two | Grammar and Thongs
How to quote other people's words like a boss - Part One | Grammar and Thongs
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How to quote other people's words like a boss - Part One | Grammar and Thongs
Top spelling tip: How to tell if a word should end with "able" or "ible" | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 1.3K4 ปีที่แล้ว
Top spelling tip: How to tell if a word should end with "able" or "ible" | Grammar and Thongs
The origin of four seasons in under four minutes | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 2114 ปีที่แล้ว
The origin of four seasons in under four minutes | Grammar and Thongs
Ryan = slender little king ... and the origin of the phrase "Life begins at 40" | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 1294 ปีที่แล้ว
Ryan = slender little king ... and the origin of the phrase "Life begins at 40" | Grammar and Thongs
Should it be who or whom? Let's settle this! | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 2204 ปีที่แล้ว
Should it be who or whom? Let's settle this! | Grammar and Thongs
Semi-colons made simple in under five minutes! | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 3264 ปีที่แล้ว
Semi-colons made simple in under five minutes! | Grammar and Thongs
This video is short and simple, not tortuous ... or should that be torturous? | Grammar and Thongs
มุมมอง 1474 ปีที่แล้ว
This video is short and simple, not tortuous ... or should that be torturous? | Grammar and Thongs
Why do we say lef-tenant when it's spelt lieutenant? There is a reason! | Grammar and Thongs
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Why do we say lef-tenant when it's spelt lieutenant? There is a reason! | Grammar and Thongs

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  • @VideoHeadII
    @VideoHeadII หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is the correct way to say this, we fucked it up back in the middle ages and so now that mean our way is right.

  • @AlanaWhite-m5i
    @AlanaWhite-m5i หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would upsidedown be a synonym also?

  • @LanzLebrilla-g3o
    @LanzLebrilla-g3o หลายเดือนก่อน

    This video is really helpful!! I used to do comma splices all the time and it instilled in me a habit which is difficult to counter when I start writing. However, this video perfectly summed up the ways I can prevent comma splices and it also cemented the idea that they are not substitutes for any “pauses” that we might say when we are constructing the sentence in our mind. Great video! I’m learning a lot from the SCARF series and I look forward to other ones too!

  • @deborahbetancourt5095
    @deborahbetancourt5095 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you! Finally, an excellent explanation of nominalization and why I should use it.

  • @hurrarabinmushtaq8433
    @hurrarabinmushtaq8433 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am really excited for these mini-lessons!

  • @allisonhauser
    @allisonhauser 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brilliant

  • @thomasboatman3219
    @thomasboatman3219 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Perfect explanation of this (from a Minnesotan, entrenched in the Old Northwest, which is now the Midwest and is smack in the middle of the country)!

  • @hurrarabinmushtaq8433
    @hurrarabinmushtaq8433 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This just blew my mind! Kindly make more videos on tips to improve analytical and essay writing

  • @craigallen7748
    @craigallen7748 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    At last!!! I get it, thank you.

  • @maryadams5700
    @maryadams5700 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What about the e In noticeable?

  • @MattGeary
    @MattGeary 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    nah mate. "What are youse doing this afternoon" is perfect Australian English. Second person plural. Get outta here with ya gatekeeping

  • @Dr_DoomJazz
    @Dr_DoomJazz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Seth Rogen

  • @Hariya-n3i
    @Hariya-n3i 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Isn't "is" an auxiliary verb? Why is it included in content words?

  • @LORDOFJOY1818
    @LORDOFJOY1818 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When i graduated school which was last year, we were always told to spell it Gaol as Jail was incorrect and was American.

  • @SimonKerr1888
    @SimonKerr1888 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm quite sure this comes from irish immigrants. It's a collective pronoun we use in Ireland and yes, its wrong. But, it sounds better and is more precise than the proper English grammatical use of 'you'. I'll keep ewesing it.😂😂

  • @ShibaMomma143
    @ShibaMomma143 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We're not in the Middle Ages. It's "LOOtenant".

  • @eyes2338
    @eyes2338 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I only started hearing it the past ten years.

  • @Nazarene_Judaism
    @Nazarene_Judaism 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm a Brit and say loo- tenant

  • @timdemille
    @timdemille 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Enjoyed the video, very informative and fun to watch. Are you still teaching high school English? Are you planning on making videos again? Appreciate you and keep going! ✌️ rock on

  • @vivianng7054
    @vivianng7054 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you, I want to learn more

  • @vivianng7054
    @vivianng7054 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this is useful! thank you!

  • @AbdulRohimmatubar123
    @AbdulRohimmatubar123 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    0:16

  • @73elephants
    @73elephants 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If the word is Romany, and the Romanies originated in India (I believe DNA evidence has confirmed that fact), that adds strength to the claim that it comes from India, and also to the idea that the word was used (colloquially, if not written) in the way implied in the famous song from the musical.

  • @v1switch
    @v1switch 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Youse is really common in the NW and central US. “Now youse can’t leave”. It’s not a word, I guess, but someday youse won’t be around and it will be. Ain’t that funny?

    • @v1switch
      @v1switch 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry, northeast, not NW.

  • @allankempson6951
    @allankempson6951 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There are times where it's confusing though, especially as I'm blind and can't see hand gestures. I still say we need a plural you.

  • @johnny5941
    @johnny5941 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why is it important to have underwear in your channel title and intro?

  • @jabrowski_
    @jabrowski_ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tuna breath

  • @PakoThobakgale
    @PakoThobakgale 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sir,you are so slept on.

  • @Flamethrower130
    @Flamethrower130 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you very much... Today I'm writing a test...

  • @petermills542
    @petermills542 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It does seem to be of much older origin. Urban Myth about ships !!

  • @nivrrr
    @nivrrr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was amaizing thank you so may h

  • @andysitton1703
    @andysitton1703 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's possible that the conflation of u and v is a post-hoc rationalization, because the English pronunciation seems to have arisen at a time when we hated the French even more than we do now and a lot of words of French origin were deliberately Anglicized to disguise them. Examples: Beauchamp = "Beecham", Beauvoir/Belvoir = "Beever", De Nîmes = "Denim", M'aidez = "Mayday". And of course the military mangling isn't limited to lieutenant because we also have Colonel = "ke(r)nel".

  • @reed2835
    @reed2835 ปีที่แล้ว

    P r o m o S M

  • @cbsteffen
    @cbsteffen ปีที่แล้ว

    The exceptions you named and would say should have a soft “g” don’t have it because they don’t come from Vulgar Latin. The soft “c” and soft “g” sounds come from palatalizations of those letters in Vulgar Latin. English is a Germanic language and therefore isn’t quite as Latin-based as the Romance languages (such as Spanish) are.

  • @Jcremo
    @Jcremo ปีที่แล้ว

    Hmm. I understand that youse is wrong but it does easily solve the confusion when talking in a group. I’ve come to like the term.

  • @rodehs688
    @rodehs688 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yessir I love these ! Keep ‘em up

  • @brixiu5
    @brixiu5 ปีที่แล้ว

    "The Twelve Days of Christmas" having an encoded meeting is disputed pretty heavily. Not sure about this one.

  • @nacymbreeze9640
    @nacymbreeze9640 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fanks!

  • @mrchdant
    @mrchdant ปีที่แล้ว

    bad advice--nomilization turning active verbs into nouns, forcing weak verbs 'to be'--its well known in academic journals.

  • @robertcartledge2206
    @robertcartledge2206 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think the origin actually comes from Shakespeare.

  • @QuikVidGuy
    @QuikVidGuy ปีที่แล้ว

    Is the middle ages split not backwards? Id always learned u and w split from v

  • @harrysollmer1644
    @harrysollmer1644 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thats German

  • @barlotardy
    @barlotardy ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a simple man; I don't see an F, I don't pronounce an F.

    • @idrusidid
      @idrusidid 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I mean i dont get it either but laugh, cough and some other words dont have an F but pronounced with an F

  • @ali-i1l9r
    @ali-i1l9r ปีที่แล้ว

    Great method keep it up.. Thanks alot sir

  • @philliptebatso5122
    @philliptebatso5122 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you,it helped a lot

  • @sandradodds9749
    @sandradodds9749 ปีที่แล้ว

    In Canada pronounced same as in England !

  • @rustymason3860
    @rustymason3860 ปีที่แล้ว

    I even feel smarter now.

  • @living_thriving_Yogi-T
    @living_thriving_Yogi-T ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoyed this video!!

  • @derabbink
    @derabbink ปีที่แล้ว

    In 500 meters turn lieut, then your destination will be on the right. Clowns.

  • @AECommonThread2137
    @AECommonThread2137 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aesop Rock 🪨