disinterested
mean the same thing as uninterested
? What’s the meaning of enormity
? Is enormousness
actually a word? Check out this video to learn the meanings and differences between these words and others, including simplistic
& simple
, hung
& hanged
, bemused
& amused
, cliché
& clichéd
, and more. Think you already know the meanings of these easily confused words? Try your luck with the quiz! I guarantee it is anything but simplistic.
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Thanks Alex. Thanks Engvid..
You’re a great teacher! I like watching your videos!
About “Fortuitous” – Longman Dictionary says “happening because of good luck”, so it comes out very close to “Fortunately”
Got 9 correct out of 10.
Confused with the meaning of word “fortuitous”, so I got wrong answer for this question.
Thank you for the lesson sir?
Got 100. ☺ Thank you ,Alex. You work so great. I like your way of teaching, it’s quite understandable ! <3
wow . Thank you Alex. hard lesson I got 100 and learned 21 new words.
Thank you Alex! It was a pretty nice lesson. I got 10/10 and got very satisfied with this result. :)
I got 100!!!, Thank Alex Great lesson!!!
Thank you, Mr. Alex !!!!
Thank you for this lesson Alex, but I’m confused now.
According to the Longman online dictionary and the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, “enormity” also means “the great size, the quality or state of being huge: immensity.”
Could you clarify this, please?
Hi Alex
Brilliant as always. I know I’m asking too much but I had that question wandering in my mind jostling to get out and I didn’t find better than you to ask him, so you have to forgive me for that importunity. Since you are the one who recommended that books be read, you must have read them. I did as you said and did read them both “wonder” and “the curious incident of the dog”. I loved the first one more so I read it again, then a paragraph in a chapter of letters, emails… stopped me when Mr. Tushman sent an email to Mrs. Alban. It’s like this” Were I not convinced that Jack Will is extremely sorry for his actions, and were I not confident that he would not repeat those
actions, rest assured that I would not be allowing him back to Beecher Prep”. Now, when I read it I guessed its meaning like this ” if I wasn’t convinced…”. which is my question is about. Did I guess it right or what kind of sentence is beginning with were to express conditional clause?. Thank you and I hope that I could make my question clear.
Ps. you have all the right not to answer my silly question.
I was so much concentrated at listening to you that only at minute 6 I noticed your Star Wars sweater and thought “Whoo epic”!
Thanks for the lesson :)
Thank you.I got 10/10.
Thanks
THANK YOU NOW I CAN USE THE WORDS CORRECTLY NOW
;D
Hi Alex. Can I say “Please, suspend your coat on the hanger” ? What about “We negotiated the bend at high speed” ? Quite a discovery, to me, such “physical” meanings of some verbs, maybe a topic for a video?
Thank you teacher Alex.It’s a job well done.
Comme d’habitude, c’est clair et bien expliqué.
Merci Alex.
Thanks Mr. Alex! After two listening, I got 100 at the quiz, but I’m sure I have to listen the lesson more and more. ;-)
thank you teachaer. I learned much, and I hope continue in ths process
Thanks a lot alex, engvid, viva alex¡¡¡¡¡
Flawless presentation.Your style is pretty awesome.
10 times thank you Alex!!!One for each explanation.
I really like these kind of lessons. Straight to the point with a clear example.
Thanks again ;)
Hi Alex! I liked too much your videos! You are funny and bright. Thanks!
Great talk!
Thank you.
Thank you Alex.
Thanks, Alex. It was very interesting and useful.
Thanks a lot, Alex. It was interesting and usefull.
Alex, you are the best teacher! This is a very good lesson.
Got correct out 8 of 10
5/10…not satisfactory!
thank you for your help
I think the lesson was great but I “THINK” I know the meaning of plot but could you reach out and help me, It would help me to understand my novel writing course better.
Thank you! Very interesting and useful. You also should have mentioned about “sympathy”. In Russian it means “to like someone”, in English it means “to feel sorry about someone who is in trouble” more often. Russian often confuse the meaning of the word and sometimes cannot understand the context.
Almost all the words given here were new for me. But… anyway, 100%! Thank you, Alex. )))
I got 70 %, so it’s not too bad for me, aiming that I’m not advance yet. thank you, Alex you’re very good :)
Thank you Alex for the detailed teaching. That’s is very helpful.
it was really good
thank Alex i have learned it and owner.
Thank you Alex!
I never used these words in a wrong way because I actually never used any of them ?
“You got 10 correct out of 10”.
Thanks a lot, Alex! Now I know.
Merci Alex, je progresse grâce à tes leçons courtes et intéressantes. Un peu de français pour toi…..
When I was younger, my mom was angry because I hung many clothes behind my bedroom door.
Thank you Alex
Thank you, Alex, this video has been very useful to me thank and I also got full marks in my quiz without your help I wouldn’t be able to achieve anything.
P.s I’m sorry for the grammatical errors I have sent you.
Thanks, Alex the lesson was very instructive
Thanks for this lesson, it was very informative :) I really dud not know some of these before :)
This lesson ils good but a lot of difficult
I got 7/10
This is the first video of you that I watched. As your title suggested, I made mistakes on a lot of them. Thanks for the awesome job you guys do!
Thanks dear Alex aka John Ritter from Toronto for this magnificent lesson as always you re so funny
Thank you for the lesson Alex, and I am pleased with my 9/10 result.