Litotes: Ironic Negative Understatements

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
  • Litotes is a figure of speech, and a negative understatement. It is a form of irony that is used in daily life.
    Master the negative understatement using Litotes. It’s not rocket science!
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ความคิดเห็น • 19

  • @GIOVANNADAMIANO-s4r
    @GIOVANNADAMIANO-s4r 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'll use it in my class. Thank you very much!

  • @williamalmeida5868
    @williamalmeida5868 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice explanation. Thank you.

    • @DaybreakEnglish
      @DaybreakEnglish  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much! 😀

  • @mina-ul5iz
    @mina-ul5iz ปีที่แล้ว

    You are a really great teacher 👏

  • @HiteshBhoi-cy4gd
    @HiteshBhoi-cy4gd 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have looked more video but this is best about understanding it..

    • @DaybreakEnglish
      @DaybreakEnglish  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much, I'm so glad it has helped you!

  • @huzaifatalibbhai1562
    @huzaifatalibbhai1562 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Easy and interesting

  • @KingRyuMC
    @KingRyuMC หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    NOOOO I thought I created a new thing, just to find out the sentence is called a Litotes 😭😭😭😂

  • @SaiMalaysianCooking
    @SaiMalaysianCooking 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I learned a new word today! I dared not pronounce it initially 😢

    • @DaybreakEnglish
      @DaybreakEnglish  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Which word?

    • @SaiMalaysianCooking
      @SaiMalaysianCooking 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      D 'l' word.

    • @DaybreakEnglish
      @DaybreakEnglish  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SaiMalaysianCooking oh, Litotes?! Yes I had to look up how to pronounce it as well! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @MarkLuiseRobiso
    @MarkLuiseRobiso 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

  • @iamverybiashorts4045
    @iamverybiashorts4045 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I thought it was pronounced letotes

    • @DaybreakEnglish
      @DaybreakEnglish  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      it might just be my accent 😁