Speak better English with fewer words!
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- The reason why you should use fewer words.
OR
Why you should use fewer words.
The first of the two previous sentences has two extra words that can be dropped, without affecting the meaning. These extra words are called redundancies.
Cut them out. Your English will instantly improve.
TRANSCRIPT Video #44
Episode Title: When one word will do, don't use two
Less is more, when it comes to speaking or writing. Yet we often use extra words that add nothing to the meaning of what we are saying. These are called redundancies.
Super: Redundancies
Cut them out. YourEnglish will instantly improve.
Redundancies occur when we use two or more words together that imply the same thing. For example, ‘adequate enough’. Or ‘merge together’.
When every word you use adds something new to what you say, people are more likely to listen.
Find out the better way of expressing the following:
Close proximity.
Collaborate together.
Completely surrounded.
Few in number.
Foreign imports.
Free gift.
Absolutely certain.
General public.
Advance planning.
ATM machine.
Cameo appearance.
Exact same.
Past experience.
The reason why.
12 midnight or 12 noon.
A total of Rs 10,000.
Period of four days.
Circle around.
End result.
New innovation.
Summarize briefly.
It's got a shorter length.
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But I need these words if I'm going to write a 1000-word essay homework in 30 minutes.
Hahaha!
Haha true
I can relate 😂
😂
Exactly! More Exams more essays, redundancies are sometimes very usefully useful.😉
"why say lot word when few word do trick" - Kevin, The Office
When I become president they see... They see
@@arkamukherjee2618 When me president they see, they see
@@anupomdas3283 fact!
🤣
"Return back"
Return means back only !!
"Repeat again"
Repeat means again only !!
Please learn to use "only" correctly as opposed to the general hindi to English translation of "hi"
@@nafishyduh that's what I'm talking about
@@360wheelz5 yes I got it. Thanks .
@@360wheelz5 I am from DELHI "only"..😁
Stand up
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.. 😂😂😂
🤣🤣
😂😂😂
Can I get English translation?
@@ahambrahmasmi2477 no
@@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
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.
Hi can you tell more about sidetrack detailing ?
🤣 I feel the same way when a foreigner says, "Chai tea"
Never heard one say it lol
Yes loll... Dua lipa Instagram caption xxxD
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?
@@morning5tarr Yoga is Sanskrit, Hindi dropped a lot of the A-s from the end of the words.
@@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.
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.
Thanks!
You used one yourself. You need to say only"emphasize", not "extra emphasize".
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?
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!
@@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.
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. 😳😇
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.
Some words which I hear very often:
"Naan Bread",
"Panini Sandwich",
"DC Comics",
and my absolute favorite "Spicy Masala Chai Tea Latte".
It's because those are foreign words, and so the redundancies help to give a hint to the meaning.
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.
Should've included this one- 'With my OWN eyes' vs 'With my eyes.'🙂
Own adds drama though hahahaha
😂😂
@ 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.
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.
That's used when you want to emphasize something. Nothing wrong on using it.
Let's take a moment to appreciate how calm his voice is ✌️
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.
Thanks a lot!
I just realised that even our english teachers use these all the time.
For my confused buddies:
"Exactly same" & "Exactly *the* same" are two different instances which are not interchangeable.
Other kids: that's right! We shall avoid it
English hons students: Redundancies are the reason we survive every semester.
You've got a subscriber (deliberately stopped myself using "new")
Thanks for making this one !!
Welcome! :)
Good one :)
3:18 You said " Exactly same thing"!😂
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.
PT Sir: childrens make a strate circle😂😂
In my school the PT Sir used to say: There is no wind in the ball 😂😂😂
@@jaynimje3790 hahaha😂
You are the best English teacher I have 👍
Thank you!
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!
This change brings clarity and conciousness in thought.
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 🙁
What's "HERCULEAN"?
@@singhkhan6580 Herculean means huge/ great amount/ cumbersome......it's derived from the heroic figure Hercules of Greek mythology!
@@kaishwaryak 🔥
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.
He is so serene and placid.
He has got much patience .
And also the melody adds more spice to his teaching.
Many use "fully empty", like, "the bus is fully empty"! Either it should be full or empty. It cannot be both!
Haha... true!
This is called oxymoron and it's a figure of speech. Please check out the meaning if you don't know
@@moumitakundu4487 I know the meaning of oxymoron. Even without a name, you find the usage funny, don't you?
The list is endless. Have seen people using words like 8AM in the morning, slowly and gradually, reply back etc.
Good information. Thank you sir. But even the leading newspapers are still using such redundances
True!
Nah the only way to learn English is to communicate with others simply like Hindi
Some teachers say that these redundancies are useful to emphasize the feeling
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 😊
Very interesting. Yes true indeed but people get carried away with the language. Thats why they say English is a funny language.
English is nuts like he says
True indeed 😁
Yuhuuu!!! I found my English teacher…😍 time to unlearn and learn the language correctly this time !!
Thank you very much,
Now I have more words to make my essays longer in exam.
🤔😂😂
Wait ... Oh !! Lol
Here before a few days to my ISC English language exam. Thanks a tonne.
I'm speechless how to thank you sir..... Salute you for your precious videos
Thank you so much!
As a teacher of Hindi l seriously following your video to lmprove my competence in English
A different experience. Thank you
Welcome. 😊
He sounds like my school English teacher and the best one.
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!
Thank you so much! I am not a teacher in real life though. :)
@@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!
@@ifellicantgetup Oops! :D Thank you, though.
@@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?
@@ifellicantgetup Haven't come across a term for that.
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.
I love the way you teach.
You've Shakespearean look man.
You're fantastic. ❤️💛
This video made my day.
Thanku.
Oh my goodness... I'm surprised to notice so many words being used inappropriately ...thankyou for the video, really enjoyed it:)
I like how he's controlling his laughter so badly😂
And oh
Just say bye,the for now is reduntant;)
I'm The Englishator and you're driving me nuts!!!!
Being a servicing, one common mistake I usually see - "Kindly revert back"
:P
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.
The video never gets too long.
Could go on listening to you, dear English Nut.
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!
At 3:21, you say "the two sentences mean EXACTLY the SAME thing"
:)
Nice one
Doesn't sound off to me, though. The "Exactly" used here seems to be more an expression of precision than similarity.
@@VishCookie I don't care - in the same video, he says not to use "exact same"
If teachers taught us like this, I would fall in love with this language!!
Watch my videos and fall in love with the language. :)
@@TheEnglishNut binge watching all your videos! 😛
@@aryanmaheshwari4666 Great! :)
I should have been taught like this when I was in School. Now, I am struggling haha
Most underrated TH-cam channel!
'Can your reverse your car back a little bit?' - Spot the redundancy!
back
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
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..
It’s like Jesus himself teaching us English.. :) kidding..
Thanks for saying 'kidding' at the end otherwise I would've believed it.
I am regularly watching your videos to improve my English and learn the swag you carry in your pronunciation! They are great
"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*
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".
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. 😂
Arey same dude same!!! I had "Ma'am repeat once again" 😂
Underrated channel of the century
ATM stands for 'automated' teller machine, not automatic.
Really?
@Rui Kashaire I suggest you do some more research. The A can be either automated or automatic.
@@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.
@@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
@@TheEnglishNut thanks a lot.👍
Sir...ur fabulous...ur command over english is awesome.m ur fan now
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.
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.
I wished I had a teacher like u
You are a great teacher. You have a unique teaching style.
English is English no matter what.Writers r the best.
At times these redundancies serve as intensifiers and fillers - help lengths speech and to emphasize what we say.
His voice is so soothing 😀
You are an eloquent speaker. I like your videos.
Thank you! :)
I frowned when I heard these expressions, so stupid. Thank you for bringing out the nitty-gritty of English.
So classy and valuable. Thank you.
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.
Thanks! So glad you looked it up. Hope you subscribed. 'Tad bit' is a good example. :)
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.
The like is not just for content! It’s a for the music and for the appearance! It was funny! :)
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 .
Less words more knowledge. 👍🙏🙏 thanks sir
Very helpful 👍
Just for information, for words like ATM machine, PIN number, etc., a term was coined as 'RAS syndrome' where RAS stands for Redundant Acronym syndrome thus making the term RAS syndrome itself a RAS syndrome!
As the bard said " Brevity is the soul of wit". However, many phrases have gathered new meaning in the Indian context. General public is us commoners as opposed to bollywood, politicians and other privileged classes 😀
I like your style, calm and composed throughout the video 😊
My social teacher used to say " you must and should do the work"
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...
Another one often used is "Could you repeat again?"
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.
I saw u in Piku film
But the advice was brilliant..will definately work on it
Your talks gives us unintentional asmr (relaxation)
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❤️
In our college exams, The more the student writes, He'll get more marks than the person who wrote less. But is real life we should really cut these redundency words. Less is more !
Learning english has never been this much interesting😁😂 Thanks.
you improved me! also the last one is bit tricky
example: the shorter width
Thanks to the team and special thanks to Sumanto sir... "Khuboi knowledgeable ekti video sir'
sorry for going off the chart but the man has very sensual voice
👍👍learning to get better each day.. Thanks for educating me.
You nailed it . I am tired of these words around me. It's in the DNA of the vernacular speakers.
Thank you so much sir. Lots of love, respect and gratitude
Really appreciate your teaching style...
Wonderful eye opener lesson 🙏. Can’t believe how many times I have used these very commonly almost daily 😅 and didn’t feel (even once) there was anything wrong 😑
Oh! man I love your English pronunciation
I'm happy I came across this video.
I do all these mistakes on a regular basis, thank you for such wonderful tips.
Fantastic explanation 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍👍 you are absolutely amazing👍👍👍
I do agree with the video in not using the similar meaning words but I am also of the view that that these similar meaning words are used purposely by the media and even by us to insinuate greater intensity into the sentence. Like, "I am absolutely certain about this fact".The two words even though mean the same but still the degree of intensity increases while you use these words and hence its effect and clarity. Personally I like using such words when I have to speak about something that has to do with extremities or absolute.
I am amazed , how he calmly teached . It' feels like butter on bread