As a beginner in English, you tend to make some common mistakes in spoken English. But you can certainly avoid these silly mistakes in English speaking by watching this English lesson by Niharika. In this English communication lesson you will learn how to avoid these common errors in English that embarrass you. Making mistakes is fine, thatâs how you learn, but repeating those make mistakes is not great.Â
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Many of us mess up with these common everyday phrases. Well we all are guilty of slip-ups now and then. Well itâs not a mistake because these days there are certain common phrases that are set incorrectly and that has become a norm. So what is the correct way of saying these phrases, that’s what we are gonna learn in todayâs lesson and how to use these phrases in your conversation, well letâs have a look. Hey friends welcome back to a new lesson you are with me Niharika. So what are we gonna learn today? Well we have seven common phrases that we say it incorrectly so of course we are gonna learn how to use them correctly in your conversation. We are gonna begin with the very first one, which is, âone in the sameâ. Well itâs not one in the same, many people make a mistake by saying, âoh, itâs one in the sameâ, but itâs not one in the same, itâs âone and the sameâ, so itâs âone and the sameâ, and what exactly does this phrase mean? Well it means that when two things are just the same, okay? So for example, âbeing famous and successful, it is one and the sameâ okay? So the next time you are using this phrase make sure you don’t end up using the word âinâ but you use the word âandâ so it’s one and the same. Moving on to another one which is âon accidentâ, âOopsy! Daisy, I knocked the car on accident.â Well it’s not âon accidentâ it’s âby accidentâ. Well these prepositions are absolutely a killer so if you tend to use on accident way too much, well guess what you are incorrect. The correct way is by accident and what does this phrase really mean? Well without intending to do something. So for example if you have to use this phrase in your conversation you can say, âOops! By accident I knocked the vas over the floorâ, okay that’s how you will use it. Next one, âirregardlessâ. Well âirregardless, my company pays allowanceâ. Well it’s not irregardless, it’s âregardlessâ. You need not use the prefix âirâ, it’s just regardless okay, that’s the correct phrase and what exactly does it mean? Well âno matter whatâ or âin any caseâ. So if you have to use this in your sentence you can say that âregardless of age and income my company pays us good allowanceâ okay that’s how you will use it. So it means that in any case, no matter what, right? Moving on to the fourth phrase that I have for you it’s âanywaysâ. Well âanyways, I’ll talk to you laterâ. You use the word very often to end a conversation or to change a topic. Well it’s not âanywaysâ, many of us do that, even I used to do that, even I used to say well âanyways let’s get back to workâ, but you need not use the letter âSâ, okay? Please do not add the letter âSâ it’s just âanywayâ, yes, did you do that? Well then that’s incorrect it’s âanywayâ. âAnyway, Iâll talk to you later.â âAnyway, I better be goingâ or I’ll be late. So âanywayâ is an expression that you use to end a conversation or to change a topic, right? Moving on to the next one which is âsuppose toâ. Well, have you heard people saying that, âI’m supposed to go buy groceries this afternoonâ, yeah that’s quite an obligation but it’s not âsuppose toâ well you need to add the letter âDâ to the end of this word suppose, so it’s âsupposed toâ, yes that’s the correct phrase, âI’m suppose to go for grocery shoppingâ, that’s incorrect. The correct way of using these phrases, âI’m supposed to go for grocery shoppingâ yes so it means that there’s an obligation, yes you’re obligated to do something. I know buying groceries is quite an effort, right? So it’s quite an obligation for you so use the expression âsupposed toâ but not âsuppose toâ, alright? Moving on to the sixth phrase that I have for you is âescape goatâ. Well, âshe is an escape goatâ, well is it really escape goat? No! The correct phrase is âscapegoatâ and that’s how you write it, scapegoat. So who is a scapegoat? Well many people tend to say that, âoh, poor her, she’s an escape goatâ, that’s incorrect. âShe’s a scapegoatâ and scapegoat is a phrase used for a person who bears all the blame for others. So probably it’s not this person’s mistake but guess what, he is bearing all the blame, everybody is pointing the finger on her, so not blaming the others but blaming one person even though he or she has not made a mistake, well then he or she is called as a scapegoat, right? And then the last phrase that I have for you is I am having âhunger painsâ have you heard that before? Well it’s not hunger pains its, âhunger pangsâ. So when you are extremely hungry that urge of eating some food especially when you are fasting, people tend to say that, âOh, guess what, I’m having these bad hunger painsâ, but it’s not bad hunger pains it’s âhunger pangsâ, yes that’s the right way of using this phrase, âoh, I haven’t eaten since morning and now I’m having hunger pangs.â So which means that you’re extremely hungry, you’re starving for food, right? So these are the seven expressions or the seven phrases, these are everyday phrases that people say it incorrectly and you need to make sure to use it in the correct way. Weâll quickly review these phrases, âone in the sameâ, that’s incorrect, the correct way is âone and the sameâ. âon accidentâ, it’s not on accident but oops, âby accidentâ. âirregardlessâ, it’s not irregardless but it’s just âregardlessâ. âanywaysâ, I’ll talk to you later, well it’s not anyways it’s just âanywayâ. Anyway, I’ll talk to you later. âSuppose toâ nopes, it’s âsupposed toâ. âEscape goatâ, he is an escape goat, well he’s âscapegoatâ, okay? So it’s âscapegoatâ and then the last one âhunger painsâ, well I’m starving for food I’m having these bad âhunger pangsâ not hunger pains, right? So now that you know how to use and say these phrases correctly, start using them in your conversation and I’ll be back with a new lesson soon till then you take care.
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