Hello, what is up my naturals, how are you I'm Gabby Wallace your American English teacher Here with another English lesson for you now I just realized I'm sitting on a very creaky chair So if you hear something like that, it's just the chair. Don't worry Maybe time for anyone anyway, you're here because you want to learn how to speak English Naturally more like a native English speaker the interesting thing is that Most native English speakers make so many mistakes all the time when we compared with standard correct English rules so in this lesson I'm actually gonna teach you how to speak English better than most Native English speakers, how about that? Because a lot of native English speakers make mistakes As I mentioned compared with standard correct English, we make mistakes when it comes to grammar structure apostrophes grammar rules even how we use vocabulary and so in this lesson I'm going to share many many many many many many ways that you can actually speak English better than Native English speakers when it comes to grammar rules Okay, so if you're ready, let's jump in. Let's get started Now if you like this kind of English lesson, I want to invite you to take a look at the English fluency formula Which is an e-book that I made for you with all my best tips You can actually get a free sample of it when you click right up there Okay, awesome, so make sure you do that You can check it out and we're gonna jump into many many many many many many tips. So put on your seat belt Let's go. We're gonna go quickly. So one Word that a lot of native English speakers use that actually doesn't even exist. It's not even a Standard American English word. It's eight So when people want to say is not will often say ain't you may have heard it In fact, there's a really famous song that I love by Bill Withers. That's like this ain't no sunshine when she's gone Ain't no sunshine when? She goes away And it means there is no sunshine when she is gone talking about a woman that he loves and There is no sunshine just didn't work with the melody, right? Or maybe that's just how he talks so he said ain't no sunshine when she's gone and You know, it's common is it correct? No, but is it common? yes, so we use ain't to say is not or Do not have like I Got money or I ain't got time ain't got time for that. Ain't nobody got time for that That's the famous meme you may have seen So ain't is not correct, but it's common okay Another thing that a lot of native speakers do is make a double negative. So you heard me just say ain't No sunshine which Actually, if you think about it would mean that there is sunshine when she's gone But that's not what the weather's just trying to say in this song he's trying to say that there is no sunshine but ain't no sunshine is like Negative negative but it's not like math where negative negative equals a positive it's Still negative. So if I say I ain't got no money or I ain't got no time It still means that I do not have money or I do not have time However, again, it's not correct, but it's common. Okay, you may even hear triple negatives Like I ain't got no money for no one That is super confusing but you know what it still means No money. It's still negative. Even if it's a triple or a double negative All right Let's move on to another very common mistake that native speakers make all the time and in fact, it's so common that I even hesitate to call it a mistake because at what point does a mistake become correct, if let's say 90% of people are actually making the mistake. Is it still a mistake? I would love to know your opinion in the comments, but this mistake is was versus worse So for example a correct sentence would be if I were you I would Study English more but most people are gonna say if I was you if I was you I study English more But word is correct in that situation so which should you use in this situation? like when most people are using was it actually depends on the situation you're in if you're in a casual situation Then I would probably recommend that you say was if I was you but if you want to sounds more Educated if you are in a professional situation or an academic situation it might be better to go with were and so as I share more of these mistakes, I think this is gonna be an Underlying theme is that you have to learn both ways if you want to be able to fit in wherever you are in any Situation. Okay, let's move on to whom versus who so Whom is actually dropping out of use it's not so popular anymore But a correct way of using whom would be like, um to whom did you write that? Love letter or to whom did you send that text? But nobody really talks like that you're probably gonna say who did you send that text to which is actually another mistake that I Hadn't even written down to include in this video is ending a sentence in a preposition like - super Not correct another mistake that people often make or native speakers I should say is Saying good instead of well, how you doing? I'm doing good. Thanks. How you doing? well we should actually say well I'm doing well because it's an Adverb, but I'm doing good is an adjective but people usually say it that way so you have to decide do you want to sound? Correct, or do you want to sounds? normal Mmm something to think about. Okay. So another one is Who versus that? So we already talked about whom versus who let's talk about Hoover's is that so the rule is that who is for people and that is for things? but people mix these up all the time we often use that for who instead of who so the lady that Works at the post office is so nice But the correct version would be the lady who works at the post office is so nice So either way I think it's common but who would be more correct? Because we're talking about a person next Native-speakers love to forget the subjunctive tense so for example would be really common to hear a sentence like it's important that he studies a lot for this test, but Actual correct way would be it's important that he study for the test Subjunctive that's what a subjunctive is super hard for English speakers When we go to learn another language like Spanish It took me years and years to understand What the subjunctive tense even was because people don't even really use it anymore in English I mean we do but not that much just like whom or just like Which which which is another example which versus that so which is for non-essential Information that is supposedly for essential information. So for example my a neighbor Which has Three children is very friendly. Um, okay, so I guess that's not essential information But I said my neighbor that Lives on the left side of my house is very friendly, that would be more Essential information because it kind of describes something Important about that person to be honest. This one's a little fuzzy It's a little so-so but I'm gonna tell you one thing people don't use which as much as that people don't use who as much as that because that kind of covers a lot of situations and People tend to just want to use the easiest word. You'll you'll hear that more often Alright, let's talk about weather. And if I don't know whether I should have pizza or tacos for lunch Again, I'm getting hungry you guys always make these videos when I'm hungry I don't know why but that is the correct usage of weather weather is when you have two or more options But a lot of native speakers would say I don't know if I should have pizza or tacos For lunch. I mean it's not Necessarily correct, but it's really common so weather is for two or more choices If is if you don't have another choice so I don't know if I should eat pizza for lunch because I had pizza for dinner last night True story a lot of these examples remind me of when I was learning Spanish and I Had a friend who was a native Spanish speaker And he happened to use this word that I loved all the time he was save aina and by that means like thing, but it's kind of slang I guess and One day I was in my Spanish class in college and I used this word and the teacher She blew up on me ina is not an appropriate word. That is not even a real word So don't use it in Spanish class, like wait, how can that be possible? Because my friend he uses the word bind on all the time. And so I just want to sound like a native Spanish speaker So I'm gonna use the word Dinah if you're a native Spanish speaker, you can tell me in the comments. What do you think? Is it okay to use the word bynum like me who says? Ah Diana I like that thing Is that okay or is that like not a real word? Okay anyway Let's continue because I have many many more ways that you can speak English Better than a native English speaker when it comes to grammar structure and vocabulary So let's keep going past verses past Participle. This is a big one native English speakers will often Confuse them or use the past participle When it should be the past tense the simple past tense or vice versa So for example, there's a skit that I like from key & peele substitute teacher Where the substitute teacher says you done messed up ay-ay ron But you done messed up is not really correct correct would be you have Messed up or you have made a mistake But that's not how it says in the video That's not how he does it in the skit but it's it still makes sense. I mean people understand even though it's not correct, right? Okay another example A mistake might be people commonly. Say he he's Drank two beers all readiness only 4:00 p.m people often use especially with this verb to Drink we often use drank instead of drunk because we don't like using the word drunk in the past participle Because it sounds like to be drunk the adjective and we don't want to say That it's weird. But especially with this verb we often just say he's drank, but it's not correct So the correct version will be he's drunk. So he has drunk two beers already Honestly people are not using the Present perfect as much anymore as they're using the past tense. So if someone wanted to say he has drunk Honestly, they probably just say he drank two beers already and it's only 4:00 p.m. That's gonna be more common even Even though the present perfect would be better in the situation when you're thinking about the rules We're gonna use the simple past because it's just easier and we go for easy but that's why so many English learners have trouble understanding the difference between the simple past and the present perfect because native English speakers are Messing it all up and we're not Using the present perfect as much as we use the simple past even though we should be using the present perfect But look that's the way it is. People are commonly Using the simple past more instead of the present perfect Okay, another common mistake might be I should have went to the party not correct I should have gone to the party would be correct Okay, let's talk about reported speech I'm gonna be super honest and tell you that I have had a problem with reported speech for so long, because Growing up in the United States as a native English speaker I can tell you that people often do not use reported speech the way that you're supposed to according to proper correct English grammar rules So reported speech is if you're talking about what somebody else said to you so for example if my friend my friend Sophia says I am Sick, ok. So then if I'm telling you say my friend Sophia said she was Sick, right. So we use the past tense. She said that she was sick and I know this is confusing not only for English learners, but also for me a native English speaker because Honestly people don't even use this very much anymore. They don't use it in the correct way. What most people say is? Sofia said she is sick so we would say said - the first verb in the past tense because I Was in the past on the phone with my friend Sofia and she said in the past that she is Sick, or she was sick if I'm gonna say it in the correct way, but she's still presently sick So that's why we communicate in the present tense, even though it's not correct But I'm just telling you this because it's very common. But again the correct way would be using the past tense for both She said she was sick So confusing though, right? Because if we're saying was then is she still sick right now? Okay. See see what I mean. It's confusing English is crazy All right, if you're in the grocery store and you see those checkout lines where they say ten items or less Those are super common signs, but they are incorrect supermarkets grocery stores, correct yourselves You need to be saying ten items or fewer why because fewer is a word that we use with countable Items one two, three, four, five six seven eight. Nine ten or fewer items, however we often confuse these two words fewer and less so less is actually for Non-count nouns such as sugar could you put a little less sugar in my drink? I don't like it. So sweet Oh, man, I'm making less money this year than last year so money sugar Non-count nouns uncountable we use less, but we mix these up native speakers. We just we just mess everything up Let's talk about spelling and apostrophes for a moment We often mess up there as in they are and they're possessive. This is something I see all Day all the time we often mess up. You are your and the Possessive you're like your car is awesome The most common mistake is people use the possessive you're why oh you are for both situations so, you know if you're sending a text to um someone you like Please don't write y ou you are Awesome. I'll be like you're awesome what your awesome car? This is one that does actually annoy me the other ones that I've told you so far I think they're honestly, okay because they're really common but when it comes to apostrophes, I'm sorry I am a little bit hardcore I get upset about the apostrophes because they mean different things It's like you are versus possessive. So don't tell me in the comments. Why oh, you are beautiful I'll be like you you learn your apostrophes Okay, I'll settle down next everyday versus every day, so every day two words Two not four. I'll choose one of the other two words as two words every day means like Each day, right? So every day I go jogging which is true because I'm training for a 5k Run in about a week, so I need to go jogging Every day so every day as one word is an adjective for example Everyday items that you might find in someone's kitchen would be a pot a spoon a coffee maker Everyday describes items, right? So we need to know the difference this is kind of a little thing, but it's a very common mistake Oh back to apostrophes because I'm not done with Apostrophes. There's something else that really bothers me when people Talk about the day of the week like Sundays and then they put an apostrophe before the S Sundae's what? sundays on what Sunday's Sundays Ownership sundays. I I don't understand Why would you put in ' it doesn't need an apostrophe Sunday does not own anything Okay rant over next people are using the word Actually literally and Like okay the words plural these vocabulary words are being used wrong, but is wrong really wrong when it is so commonly used that's the thing is that it's wrong by standard English rules, but are we are we just evolving Devolving. I don't know but people say actually as kind of a transition word now like Actually, I was thinking We shouldn't have pizza or tacos for lunch. We should have a hamburger So it's like an interjection or a transition word now Literally is really overused. But it's also it's just become an intensifier like Actually, it's also used as an intensifier Literally she has a thousand pairs of shoes probably not literally literally really means actually Like exactly exactly so I don't think she has exactly a thousand pairs of shoes literally is now used to intensify the meaning of your expression but that's not really the proper usage like is another 100 English teachers and grammar snobs go crazy over the use of Like because we're using it as an intensifier as a filler as a transition. I Was like instead of I said and then I was like, oh my god I like can't believe it because like she literally has a thousand pairs of shoes Okay, next me versus I a lot of native speakers will Mix these up for example Me and my friend Sophia or my friends Sophia and me. So me should not be used as a subject it should be I like my friend Sophia and I Me is for a direct object Sophia gave a book to me now This gets super confusing when you start listening to music in English because there's a popular song by Halsey and gez called him and I And I it's like why would you put the direct object as a Subject but rappers can do whatever they want. So they Don't have to play by the rules. Do they so anyway Me should not be a subject bottom line. But if you're writing a rap song go for it one of my Least favorite to talk about because I don't follow the correct rule is lay versus lie. So People don't like to say lie because It sounds like the noun to lie It's kind of like why we don't like using the past participle of drunk or to drink which is drunk because it sounds like the adjective like Oh, he's drunk. So we don't want to confuse our meaning but we've actually started using These verbs incorrectly. So the Common thing that people will say is oh, I'm gonna go lay down I'm gonna go lay down and go to bed or take a nap or whatever. That's not correct Actually, we're supposed to use a direct object always with the verb lay like for example I'm going to lay my Phone on my hand So phone is the direct object, but nobody actually uses the for very often I mean probably just say I'm gonna put my phone down on my hand Weird example, I know but happened to have my phone here and I happen to have my hand here. So pretty handy, huh? okay, so we probably just say put instead of lay and Commonly, we would say lie when we're supposed to say lay. I know it's really confusing also Lay has another meeting, but we don't need to get into that So, ah the correct way to use these verbs is to say I'm going to lie down in bed And I'm going to lay The book on the table. That's correct, but do people actually say that nope Okay quickly. I just have a few more we have further verses farther so we often mix these up Farther is really for specific numbers Like I'm on a road trip like Oh only a hundred miles farther to get to Austin Texas because sometimes I Drive down there to see my friends Further is a little bit more fear. T'v, like I'm going to have to research this this topic further in order to to make a decision affect versus effect People mix these up all the time. It's actually not that complicated. This one does annoy me the Fact with an a the effect of studying more as you'll get better the Effect choose no. I just mix them up Cute. Oh my god, then. I just mix these up. I just mix these up to effect is the verb I can't believe I just made a mistake. This is a great example of how native speakers mess everything up that effect is the noun that the that's because I'm not seeing them right that effect was an e the effect of studying is you'll get better to effect with an a the verb is to effect like Making this video I want to affect and help thousands of people, huh? this is difficult you guys this is difficult for his native speakers and finally the Probably top most common mistake I don't know why I quoted it because I don't think it's a mistake because we do it so Commonly, but it really is a mistake No quotation marks about it when we mix up is and are talking about singular and plural Subjects, for example Here's a lesson. Here's an English lesson with many many many Tips for you. That's actually correct because here is an English lesson one English lesson, but if I said here's Many tips for you, that would be incorrect. Although it's super common to hear that here is many tips It's actually incorrect. I should say here are many tips for you. So there you have it there's Many tips for you. Sorry, but it's the way it is. So bottom line What is correct and what? Is common are not always the same thing You can actually speak English more correctly than most native speakers if you make these changes If you actually use these points that I just told you correctly if you want to fit in and sound more natural then you may consider using Both the correct way and the most common way depending on your situation If you're in a more professional situation, I would probably opt for the correct version if you're taking a test Definitely opt for the correct version. If you're talking with your friends, then maybe you could use the more common yet Incorrect version. Here's the thing is do you want to be perfect or do you want to connect with people? Do you want to always use the correct version or do you want to use the common version? I mean Do you ever break the rules in order to do something that makes a little bit more sense? like for example a lot of people in the United States We'll cross the street Even if they don't have the green light or the little crosswalk man to cross if they say there's no one coming Because it just makes sense. If there's no car coming we can cross the street and it's safe, right? We don't have to wait for the rule that says we should wait for the light to cross the street I know this is different in different countries different places but I mean man go to New York City and you're gonna see people cross the street when they want across the street and they will actually yell at the cars if If the car doesn't stop for them like hey, I'm walking here. What are you doing? So Roles are funny things, aren't they? So tell me in the comments What do you think is the best decision is it better for you personally to? Use the correct version or do you think it's better for you to use the more common version of these points in English? I'm waiting for your response I'm always here to help you with English learning so that you can learn the correct way And also the most natural way, so thank you so much for watching again If you'd like to learn all my best tips in one awesome resource Grab your free sample of the English fluency formula right over there. You can subscribe if you haven't already What are you doing? Subscribe by clicking over right down there or you can watch another video click right down there to see the last one that came out Last week I will see you again soon in the next lesson here at go natural English I love you guys. Mwah. Bye for now
