LetThemTalkTVThe Transatlantic or mid-Atlantic accent is half British half American. I was a learned accent that was popular amongst American actors from the 1930. Also taught at some elite American schools. It was an accent of prestige and it was also suppose to maximize the clarity of actors speech. What happened to it and how do you speak it. In this video we look at its history and, with my colleague Jack we look at the phonetics and learn how to speak it.
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00:00 What is the Mid-Atlantic accent? 00:55 A look at classic American movies 03:30 History of the Transatlantic accent 08:12 What happened to the Transatlantic accent? 09:21 Did Cary Grant have a Transatlantic accent? 10:38 How to learn it 11:37 How to speak the Transatlantic accent (tutorial) 21:28 Sample dialogue 'A Father's Duty' with Jack
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Learn the Transatlantic Accent | Half British, Half American 100% WonderfulLetThemTalkTV2022-06-29 | The Transatlantic or mid-Atlantic accent is half British half American. I was a learned accent that was popular amongst American actors from the 1930. Also taught at some elite American schools. It was an accent of prestige and it was also suppose to maximize the clarity of actors speech. What happened to it and how do you speak it. In this video we look at its history and, with my colleague Jack we look at the phonetics and learn how to speak it.
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00:00 What is the Mid-Atlantic accent? 00:55 A look at classic American movies 03:30 History of the Transatlantic accent 08:12 What happened to the Transatlantic accent? 09:21 Did Cary Grant have a Transatlantic accent? 10:38 How to learn it 11:37 How to speak the Transatlantic accent (tutorial) 21:28 Sample dialogue 'A Father's Duty' with Jack
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Film clips His Girl Friday 1941 The Philadelphia Story 1940 The Maltese Falcon 1942 The Third Man 1949 All About Eve 1950 The House on Haunted Hill 1959How to Use SUCH AS and AS SUCH (featuring FOR EXAMPLE and LIKE)LetThemTalkTV2024-01-23 | An advanced grammar video of some words and expressions that are often confused.
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00:00 What we are comparing? 00:30 SUCH AS vs FOR EXAMPLE 04:45 SUCH AS vs LIKE 05:18 AS SUCH meaning 1 07:18 AS SUCH meaning 2Youre not fluent in English if you dont know thisLetThemTalkTV2024-01-16 | This is what you should be using if you want to sound like an advanced speaker of English and not a robot. You'll learn common English expressions and lot more about litotes.
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#litotesThe Birmingham Accent From Shakespeare to Peaky Blinders Explained by Accent CoachLetThemTalkTV2024-01-09 | Birmingham is Britain's second city and there are many speakers from the region including John Oliver, Ozzy Osbourne and Peaky Blinders. William Shakespeare was from the region. Did he have a Brummie accent? Some rhymes in Shakespeare only work in a Birmingham accent. Find out more in the video. Many thanks to Luke Nicholson @ImproveYourAccent for his taking part in the video and providing his expertise.
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00:00 Famous people from Birmingham 01:59 A bit of history 03:59 Jess Phillips and the phonology of the Birmingham accent 06:47 Birmingham and the Black Country accents 9:45 Was Shakespeare a BrummieAsian Influence on The English LanguageLetThemTalkTV2023-12-12 | From 'brainwashing' to 'orangutan'. Quite a few English words and expressions originate from Chinese, Japanese and other East Asian languages. The total number is small but the stories behind them are fascinating.
00:00 Indo European Influence on English 02:47 Chinese 中文 08:04 Japanese 日本語 11:05 Bahasa Melayu 12:39 Korean 한국어 14:36 Thai ไทย 04:53 Philippines (Iloko) 15:55 Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt.
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00:00 6 famous people 01:53 A bit of history 03:20 Stephen Merchant and the phonology of the Bristol accent 05:56 The intrusive L, pirates and moreAdvanced English: A Love StoryLetThemTalkTV2023-11-08 | Nowadays, you hear the argument that Intermediate English is good enough because most English communication is between non-native speakers. You don't need advanced vocabulary and complex idioms for that so why learn it? In this video we answer this question.
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00:00 Luke Nicholson - Accent coach 01:00 Newcastle 08:35 Leeds 15:06 Manchester 21:30 Liverpool
RHOTICITY MAP By en:User:Unoffensive text or character - uploaded by en:User:Unoffensive text or character to en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6719784THE SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISH ACCENT Explained to a LONDONERLetThemTalkTV2023-10-20 | we're going to look at how to speak South African English with Bryan from Johannesburg. We'll compare Bryan's accent to Standard Southern British English SSBE and my London accent. we'll also look at the other languages in South Africa (which has 12 official languages including Afrikaans, Zulu and Xhosa) You'll learn the phonetics of SAE, colloquial expressions, vocabulary as well as the demographics and history of South Africa. Bryan will also give a few tips on what to see on a visit in South Africa.
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0:00 Introducing Bryan 1:20 The 12 official languages of South Africa 3:49 English is South Africa 6:30 Ethnicity and language in South Africa 7:47 What to see in South Africa 9:32 Inequality in South Africa 10:27 South African English - more British or American? 11:12 How to speak with a South African accent (phonetics) 18:12 The "The" and a bit of grammar. 20:04 Let's speak South African
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00:00 Binomial pairs 1-3 00:48 All the rules and binomials 4-7 01:27 "Binomial pairs" and "trinomials" and trinomial 7 01:47 Binomials and phrasal verbs and binomial 8 02:44 Get 135 binomial pairs pdf and audio file 03:38 Types of binomials more rules and binomials 9-12 04:39 Binomials - a museum of the English language and binomials 13 -17 07:11 Some more super useful binomials 18-25
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Here are 5 English pronunciations tips for when you should listen and not read. Have you ever noticed how what English speakers say is different to what they write? For example most people will say "hambag" and not "handbag". In this video we take a deep dive into these weird differences between the written and the spoken and we explain why it happens
0:00 Don't trust your eyes 00:16 Can vs Can't 02:47 Elsa Speak - a word from our sponsors 04:28 Who'dja and other informal contractions 07:18 Schwa deletion 08:32 Assimilation and the phantom M 10:49 Elision
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Subscribe here http://www.youtube.com/user/letthemtalkparis?sub_confirmation=1An IRISHMAN Explains the IRISH Accent to a LondonerLetThemTalkTV2023-07-05 | In this video we look at how to speak Irish English (also called Hiberno-English) with Phelim from Arklow in Country Wicklow We'll compare Phelim's accent to Standard Southern British English SSBE and we'll also look at the other languages on the Island of Ireland including Irish. Irish (Gaelic) expressions in English, Irish expressions and vocabulary and much more...
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0:00 Introducing Phelim 2:19 The languages of Ireland - Irish Gaelic 4:29 Irish (Gaelic) words used Irish English 6:20 Other languages spoken in Ireland 7:23 Is Ireland the richest country in the world? 9:57 Irish music and pubs 11:25 Does it always rain in Ireland? 11:47 Best places to visit in Ireland 12:32 What about Irish food? 13:12 The phonetics: How to speak with an Irish accent 23:41 Vocabulary: English words unique to Ireland 26:04 Grammar differences between Irish English and standard English. 31:04 Let's speak Irish English: Some conversational phrases
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Learn English in Paris or join an online class. www.letthemtalk.frThe KIng and I: A Short History of the British Royal FamilyLetThemTalkTV2023-06-13 | How far back can we trace Royal lineage? How many monarchs have been executed, murdered, dethroned? Does the Monarchy have any real power? How rich are the monarchy? How popular are the Royal Family? Where do they get their legitimacy from? Where do they live? These questions and many more will be answered in this video.
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00:00 The Queen passes away 03:06 How far back can we trace the lineage of the Royal Family 04:35 Facts and stats about the Royal Family 08:38 The King is the head of state of these countries 08:57 How rich is the Royal Family? 09:49 Does the Monarchy hold any power? 11:59 Where does the Monarchy get its legitimacy from? 12:29 How popular are the Royal Family? 14:32 Why keep the Monarchy? 15:07 Why abolish the Monarchy? 16:26 Bad Monarchs (King Edward VIII) 20:11 What about the money? 21:38 What do you think?
By XtoF - Own workMore of my work on my photoblog: https://www.xtof.photo, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60549142How AMERICANS Changed the English LanguageLetThemTalkTV2023-05-16 | We take a deep dive into American English. It's influences from native American, immigrants from across the world, slaves, religion and more. We'll discuss how Americans have changed the way we speak English around the world. We'll discuss vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar differences and look at some American idioms with an interesting history,
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00:00 HARRY POTTER 03:18 A Word about terminology 04:58 New continent, new vocabulary 09:41 Religion in the new world 12:48 Obsolete in Britain, still used in US 15:17 British and American False Friends 16:27 Brits who hated American English 17:37 Grammar differences 18:50 Pronunciation differences 23:06 Spelling differences and Noah Webster 25:32 5 American idioms 28:54 Conclusions 29:43 Other videos on this topic
By JohnnyReb67 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26098486ChatGPT Says You Must Know These 20 Advanced Words (C1/C2)LetThemTalkTV2023-04-18 | I let ChatGPT choose the advanced vocabulary in this lesson although I did filter the results so that I only included words that we actually use and are useful in daily conversation. ChatGPT also provided the definitions. However, Ben from To The Point English was at hand to help explain the words with examples. Check out Ben's channel here @tothepointenglishwithben.
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00:00 Welcome Ben and ChatGPT 04:56 ChatGPT's recipe 06:22 The 20 words 49:21 ChatGPT C1/C2 bingoAn Englishman and an American Swap AccentsLetThemTalkTV2023-04-04 | The Battle is on. Who does it better? Vote in the comments. Is Kris better at a British accent than Gideon is at an American accent? Thanks to @EnglishWithKrisAmerikos for his awesomeness.
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00:00 It's scary it's accent swap. 00:22 Welcome Kris Amerikos 05:00 Difference 1 08:12 Difference 2 10:56 Difference 3 16:30 Difference 4 17:45 Difference 5 22:34 Difference 6 24:50 Difference 7 30:08 Sketch: The Opportunity (accent swap) 33:28 The Opportunity (control version)A Step-by-Step Guide to Perfect British IntonationLetThemTalkTV2023-03-21 | Love the English language? Get the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here - IT'S FREE! http://eepurl.com/izRKww You urgently need to sound British. You could go to Britain for a year to study the intonation of the English language or instead, watch this 15-minute video where you'll learn 10 rules for perfect English intonation. You'll learn some general rules and then in part B we'll look at some emotions such as surpise, anger and fury and how to use intonation to express them correctly.
00:00 What are your options? 01:15 The intonation of questions 04:20 Question tags 05:41 Stress the content words 07:37 Adding emphasis 09:52 Lists 11:11 (positive) surprise 12:20 (Negative) surprise 13:04 Anger 13:34 Sarcasm 14:06 Fury
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Learn English in Paris or join an online class. www.letthemtalk.fr instagram @LetThemTalkParisThe English Language has 4 Registers: How well do you know them?LetThemTalkTV2023-03-07 | Love the English language? Get the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here - IT'S FREE! http://eepurl.com/izRKww Language Registers refer to the way you speak in different situations. The are 4 main registers in English: Formal, Neutral, informal/casual and intimate. If you're learning English, getting the register right is an important aspect of effective communication in both written and spoken English. Conversely, getting the register wrong can lead to confusion, misunderstandings, and much worse. In this lesson we look at 4 dialogues in the wrong register and how they can be improved.
00:00 An introduction in three language registers 02:38 The formal register 05:40 The neutral register 06:55 The Informal/Casual Register 07:21 The intimate register 08:15 Jon and Gideon look at 4 dialogues. What's wrong?
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Learn English in Paris or join an online class. www.letthemtalk.fr instagram @LetThemTalkParisSCONE: The Big Story of a Little Cake | History of the English LanguageLetThemTalkTV2023-02-21 | Love the English language? Get the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here - IT'S FREE! http://eepurl.com/izRKww Why are there 2 pronunciations of scone? Which one is correct? How did the controversy start? We look at the history of the scone and the big controversy surrounding it.
00:00 The oldest joke in the history of the world 00:33 The controversy 01:00 Scones 01:20 The Scone Map of Britain 02:09 Devon and Cornwall controversy 03:08 Why 2 pronunciations: Scotland and the Flemish connection 05:24 Is it the Great Vowel Shift 07:00 A more plausible theory? 08:35 Other food controversies
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Learn English in Paris or join an online class. www.letthemtalk.fr instagram @LetThemTalkParisThe Ultimate Guide on Mastering Phrasal Verbs with 48 examples of ones you Should KnowLetThemTalkTV2023-02-09 | Love the English language? Get the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here - IT'S FREE! http://eepurl.com/izRKww Download Elsa and get discounts of 85% off of lifetime and 40% off of one year membership elsaspeak.com/inf/LetThemTalkTV
In this video we'll explain the logic behind choosing between a phrasal verb and an ordinary verb. You will also learn 35 phrasal verbs and their one-word substitutions. The last 35 of which will be done in the form of a quiz.
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0:00 First phrasal verbs and intro 00:38 When to choose phrasal verbs vs ordinary verbs 08:04 Elsa speak 05:18 Weak forms 09:42 35 phrasal verbs and their one-word equivalents quiz
Learn English in Paris or join an online class. www.letthemtalk.fr instagram @LetThemTalkParisClassic Rock Walking Tour of London or How Rock n Roll Saved the English Language.LetThemTalkTV2023-01-03 | Love the English language? Get the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here - IT'S FREE! http://eepurl.com/izRKww Let us take you on a guided tour of London visiting some iconic locations in the history of Rock 'n' Roll. We'll tell the story through the lyrics of 8 sounds from these artists: Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Warren Zevon (Werewolves of London), David Bowie, The Clash, Pink Floyd. We'll always take a trip around Amy Winehouse's favourite neighbourhood of Camden Town and look at the Album Cover of Oasis' What's the Story Morning Glory (taken on Wardour Street).
0:00 Mount Street Gardens 01:27 Savoy Steps - Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan 03:00 Song 1: I Want You - Bob Dylan 04:15 Duck Lane - The Rolling Stones 04:54 Song 2: Get off of my Cloud - The Rolling Stones 05:55 The Ship - Wardour Street 06:36 What's the Story Morning Glory - Oasis - Berwick Street 07:56 Rupert Court - The Beatles photoshoot 1963 08:45 Song 3: Taxman - The Beatles 10:22 Song 4: Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London (Gerard Street) 11:49 Heddon Street - David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust 12:31 Song 5: Starman - David Bowie 13:35 Saville Row - The Beatles rooftop concert 1969 14:59 Brook Street - Jimi Hendrix and George Handel 16:04 Montagu Square - Jon, Paul, Ringo, Jimi Hendrix, Chas Chandler 18:31 Song 6: Red House - Jimi Hendrix 20:13 Marylebone Station - A Hard Day's Night 21:06 Camden Town, Marathon Bar 23:00 Amy Winehouse 23:47 Camden Stables Market - The Clash 24:30 Song 7: Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash 25:25 Abbey Road crossing - The Beatles 26:35 Song 8: Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall 28:11 This Is The End
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This is the story of the Jazz age and the words, expressions and idioms that entered the English language at that time. The vocabulary reflects the era. There was immense technological change, increased, cars, telephones, fridges, vacuum cleaners all become widespread in the 20s. There were movies, radio and, of course Jazz. On the hand, there was a great depression starting in 1929, mob violence and racial tension. We'll look at how all this changed the language.
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00:00 What and when was the Jazz age? 01:51 The history of the jazz age 09:15 Ground News 10:49 Jazz age expressions with Jack 26:37 She's My Gal Now
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Instead of learning the pronunciation of individual words learn the rules of English pronunciation. English spelling/pronunciation seems chaotic but there are rules and in this video you'll learn (more than) 4 that will help you see the logic behind the English language and will help raise your level of pronunciation.
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0:00 The logic of English 00:42 Learn the regular 03:33 Elsa speak 05:18 Weak forms 10:11 The voiced and unvoiced TH 14:14 Pronounce the phrase not the words
Learn English in Paris or join an online class. www.letthemtalk.fr instagram @LetThemTalkParisWhen British English Goes Horribly Wrong #shortsLetThemTalkTV2022-10-27 | Love the English language? Get the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here - IT'S FREE! http://eepurl.com/izRKww One nation divided by a common language.How the CELTS Changed The ENGLISH LANGUAGELetThemTalkTV2022-10-05 | The Celts were the dominant culture in England for many centuries from about 900 BC until 43 AD but who were there before them. Who built Stonehenge and the other Neolithic sites in Britain? And how did the Celts influence the English language. New research and DNA evidence tells us more than we knew even a few years ago. The answer is that they had a massive influence on English. In this video we see how.
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00:00 Who were the native Britons? 00:52 A word about sources 01:13 Pre-Celtic history of Britain 02:05 The first inhabitants 03:05 Mesolithic period 03:39 The Neolithic period 05:26 The Bell Beakers 07:47 The Celts arrive 09:16 The Roman Rule 11:42 The Anglo-Saxons and the Celts 13:56 Celtic vocabulary in English 21:09 The "meaningless DO" 26:38 1000 years to adopt DO. Why? 27:37 The present continuous
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MAKING CRUMPETS by Kevin T Quinn via FlickrYou say TOMAYTO, I say TOMAHTO, but WHY?? Tomatoes, potatoes and the Great Vowel ShiftLetThemTalkTV2022-09-03 | Love the English language? Get the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here - IT'S FREE! http://eepurl.com/izRKww The pronunciation of tomato and potato tells us a lot about the history of English and its irregular spelling. In this video we'll look at the great vowel shift and other influences on English pronunciation.
00:00 What do you call it? 01:41 You say tomayto I say tomahto 03:36 Tomatoes, potatoes a history 06:35 The Great Vowel Shift 13:08 Why did the Great Vowel Shift happen? 15:33 A mini vowel shift in London 16:38 What about tobacco?
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In this video you'll discover the extraordinary influence of the Dutch and Flemish on the English Language. Well delve into the history, which includes a look Dutch and Flemish immigration, the economic and trading rivalry between England and the Netherlands as well as four bloody wars. We'll also look at the Dutch in America as well as Expressions about the Dutch in English. If English is not your first language you'll learn a lot of vocabulary too.
00:00 Some Dutch food words and some stats 04:39 About geeks 05:13 NordVpn - sponsored 06:49 A history of the Dutch and Flemish in England 14:39 England and the Netherlands at war 15:55 English expressions about the dastardly Dutch 18:33 The Dutch in New Amsterdam 19:19 Hankering for more Dutch vocabulary
DUTCH WORDS read by Robin Ijsinga6 Ways English is Bloody Difficult and What to Do About ItLetThemTalkTV2022-07-14 | Love the English language? Get the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here - IT'S FREE! http://eepurl.com/izRKww At the beginning English seems to be a pretty easy language but anyone who has studied it to an advanced level knows that it gets difficult, bloody difficult. In this way we look at 6 ways English is hard and try and find some solutions.
00:00 Uncountable nouns 01:41 How difficult is English? 02:48 Pronunciation and spelling 06:32 A BIG vocabulary 08:34 Four English registers and YOU 13:33 Imprecision and satellite framing 15:00 Phrasal verbs
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Learn English in Paris or join an online class. www.letthemtalk.fr instagram @LetThemTalkParis101 Pronunciation Mistakes Made by YOULetThemTalkTV2022-06-14 | Love the English language? Get the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here - IT'S FREE! http://eepurl.com/izRKww 101 Common Pronunciation Mistakes made by learners of English. In this video you'll learn how to pronounce them correctly (with a British accent). I'll give you the correct pronunciation and, if the word is particularly difficult I'll give you a trick on how to say it. We have many more English pronunciation videos on this channel. Check them out.
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Learn English in Paris or join an online class. www.letthemtalk.fr instagram @LetThemTalkParisHow the Vikings Changed the English LanguageLetThemTalkTV2022-05-25 | About 600-900 common English words come from Old Norse that was the language of the Vikings. In this video we look at the history of the Vikings in Britain and how they influenced the English language. If English is not your first language you'll learn a lot of vocabulary and useful expressions too.
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0:00 What is Old Norse? 01:64 The Brittonic Tribes 02:48 The Romans 03:25 The Anglo-Saxons 04:32 The Vikings 05:26 Viking names in modern Britain 06:18 Old Norse influence on Modern English 09:41 Is English a Scandinavian language? 13:52 Old English/Old Norse doublets 14:59 The ill- prefix 17:05 Egg on and Scot free 18:42 10 Viking words to improve your vocabulary 21:22 Norn and Nynorn
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Learn English in Paris or join an online class. www.letthemtalk.fr instagram @LetThemTalkParisThe Ten Commandments of the English Language #shortsLetThemTalkTV2022-05-18 | Love the English language? Get the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here - IT'S FREE! http://eepurl.com/izRKww From Mount Grammarian come the 10 commandments of the English Language.
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Learn English in Paris or join an online class. www.letthemtalk.fr instagram @LetThemTalkParisStop Saying RP (Received Pronunciation) | Say this InsteadLetThemTalkTV2022-05-12 | The most common name we give to standard British pronunciation is RP (received pronunciation) but there is a better term. SSBE (Standard Southern British English). In this video I explain the history of RP and why we should stop using this outdated term.
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Learn English in Paris or join an online class. www.letthemtalk.fr instagram @LetThemTalkParisGet Fluent British English FAST in 7 Easy StepsLetThemTalkTV2022-05-03 | Love the English language? Get the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here - IT'S FREE! http://eepurl.com/izRKww You urgently need to speak fluent English but you don't have time to spend months, years, studying grammar and vocabulary. Perhaps you're just too bloody lazy. Well how about reaching fluency in 15 minutes? Yes? then this is the video for you. We've got a bit of grammar, some advanced vocabulary, some binomial pairs, some slang, some expressions and some filler words. Even if you're not lazy I hope you'll learn something from this extremely educational video.
0:00 Be lazy 03:34 Mild swearing 05:58 The emphatic DO 07:51 Words of Anglo-Saxon origin 09:49 Common expressions 11:14 Binomial pairs 13:27 British slang 15:18 Put it all together
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Learn English in Paris or join an online class. www.letthemtalk.fr instagram @LetThemTalkParisPresent Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous | Explained with Real ConversationsLetThemTalkTV2022-04-26 | Love the English language? Get the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here - IT'S FREE! http://eepurl.com/izRKww Today we look at the difference between the present perfect and the present perfect continuous. First we'll explain all the grammatical rules, compare the differences and give lots of examples and then we'll see them being applied in a real conversation with Jon from English with Monty
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00:00 What we have to do 00:32 Present perfect definition 01:13 Present perfect continuous definition 02:09 Stative and Action verbs 04:17 Mixed verbs 05:09 Differences in meaning PP and PPC 06:16 To live and to work 08:08 Comparing the tenses and common mistakes with Jon
Learn English in Paris or join an online class. www.letthemtalk.fr instagram @LetThemTalkParisHow to Fake a British Accent FASTLetThemTalkTV2022-04-12 | You urgently need to sound British. You don't have time to study phonetics and practise for years so hear it is. In just 12 minutes you'll learn six sounds that'll mark you out as British. The accent here is SSBE (Standard Southern British English) sometimes referred to as RP.
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0:00 The SSBE accent 02:01 The big round 0 03:55 The non-rhotic R 06:37 The A in cat 07:43 A T is a T 09:07 The long A 10:22 The short O 11:11 Practice
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Learn English in Paris or join an online class. www.letthemtalk.fr instagram @LetThemTalkParisHow to pronounce HAVE when youre speaking FASTLetThemTalkTV2022-04-05 | Love the English language? Get the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here - IT'S FREE! http://eepurl.com/izRKww The verb HAVE can be pronounced different ways depending on where it falls in a sentence and whether it is stressed or unstressed. In this video we'll show you how to pronounce HAVE and HAS perfectly. Even if you don't use these forms it's important to know them in order to raise your level of comprehension.
This is an advanced English pronunciation video.
0:00 HAVE in questions 2:32 HAS in fast speech 3:32 Fast HAVE in plural sentences 4:51 Using HAVE in the negative 5:35 When to contract and not contract HAVE 7:59 Other ways to use contractions
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Learn English in Paris or join an online class. www.letthemtalk.fr instagram @LetThemTalkParisThe PRESENT PERFECT Vs THE PAST SIMPLE Explained with Real ConversationsLetThemTalkTV2022-03-29 | Today we look at the difference between the present perfect and the past simple. First we'll explain all the grammatical rules, compare the differences and give lots of examples and then we'll see them being applied in a real conversation with Jon from English with Monty montyenglish.podbean.com
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00:00 Present perfect for experience 02:24 Past simple to say when it happened 03:54 Present perfect for actions that started in the past 04:44 Present perfect for past actions with present results 05:44 The tenses with present time phrases 07:40 Differences between British and American English 08:30 Comparing the tenses in a real conversation
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00:00 1. Preposition followed by infinitive 02:04 2. WILL after IF 03:44 3. MUCH with affirmatives 06:06 4. WHOM in spoken English 08:46 5. Comparatives 13:04 6. Using contractions in written English
Learn English in Paris or join an online class. www.letthemtalk.fr instagram @LetThemTalkParis10 Words, 10 Etymologies, 1 minute #shortsLetThemTalkTV2022-03-14 | The origins of 10 words from 9 languages (or maybe 10). A little bit of etymologyThe Difference Between HAVE BEEN TO and HAVE BEEN IN?LetThemTalkTV2022-03-11 | This is and English grammar lesson that explains when to use HAVE BEEN TO and when to use HAVE BEEN IN as well as the difference between GONE and BEEN.
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Subscribe here http://www.youtube.com/user/letthemtalkparis?sub_confirmation=1What are the Origins of English Words? Facts and Stats and lots of HistoryLetThemTalkTV2022-03-04 | What are the origins of the English language? In this video we look at lots of facts and statistics and try to reach some accurate figures about English words and where they come from. We'll go back in history to look at words from Anglos-Saxon, French (and Anglo-Norman), Latin, Old Norse, Dutch and Greek as well as words of non Indo-European origin.
0:00 The stats 1:13 The controversy 4:50 The problem with the stats 6:29 How Germanic is English? 8:00 How French is English? 9:55 Etymology challenge 15:40 Non Indo-European words 16:01 Real names and words unknown 16:59 Obscure and technical words 17:34 More about words 18:43 Conclusions
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Subscribe here http://www.youtube.com/user/letthemtalkparis?sub_confirmation=1Advanced CRIME, PUNISHMENT and LEGAL VocabularyLetThemTalkTV2022-02-18 | You'll learn all the expressions you need to understand detective series, crime dramas, whodunnits. If you're a fan of this genre. If you watch film noirs or read detective stories.
In this video you'll also find a little homage to Buster Keaton. I hope you enjoy it.
0:00 You are Sherlock Holmes 0:39 Police vocabulary 2:29 Types of crime 08:06 How to discuss a crime 10:42 Expressions the criminals will use 13:55 Courtroom vocabulary 16:45 Prison vocabulary
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Subscribe here http://www.youtube.com/user/letthemtalkparis?sub_confirmation=1HUNG or HANGED? The Curious Story of the only English Verb with 2 Past Tenses #shortsLetThemTalkTV2022-02-08 | We hung a picture on the wall but the criminal was hanged. This is the story of why the verb TO HANG is the only verb in the English language with two past tenses with different meanings.
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