Eliza had the slickest “hii” I’ve ever heard in my life

@jiitkha

3 жыл бұрын

0:58 You're welcome

@Angel_Billy4-30-23

2 жыл бұрын

@@jiitkha Thanks. But yeah she did. Real smooth.

@AD-wg8ik

2 жыл бұрын

She sounded like Siri

@dragonguy3725

2 жыл бұрын

Fr Fr

@taytemusic7750

2 жыл бұрын

yeah had to watch that a couple times not gonna lie

I saw someone in the comments of his other videos call him dialect daddy. I think about that often.

@mariahpokedawg7124

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@yagermeister123

3 жыл бұрын

Father phonetics

@EdricHsu

3 жыл бұрын

Grammar Grandma

@Malum09

3 жыл бұрын

That's his official moniker now

@cassiopeiaartco

3 жыл бұрын

I mean...that person wasn’t wrong 👀

I was always a bit annoyed when teachers would correct students who asked, “Can I go to the restroom?” If you look at Oxford Languages’ definitions, the word “can” also means “be permitted to”, so, “May I go to the restroom?” isn’t the only way to phrase that question.

@Nae_Ayy

Жыл бұрын

ENGLISH MODAL PARTICLES USUALLY HAVE MANY DIFFERENT MOODS THEY CAN REPRESENT

@pcarrierorange

Жыл бұрын

I suspect that definition is a product of incorrectly using the original term, in the same way “literally” is now in some dictionaries defined as “metaphorically”. The teacher is, then, begging the question (per XKCD 2039)

@tlpineapple1

Жыл бұрын

@@pcarrierorange The issue is, society as a whole uses "can" and "may" interchangeably. It has been in the vernacular of the people for at least 4 generations now, hence why it is in dictionaries.

@dorcasingasha8559

Жыл бұрын

The difference is in the implied politeness no the meaning itself

@julesverneinoz

Жыл бұрын

What Dorcas said. While you might be annoyed, in a working environment where you want to set certain 'tones' in your communications, using the wrong implication can cause acceptance or anger. It might not matter as much if you're in the 'detail' level, but someone who can communicate and also do 'detail' gets more.

This is the most educated _"everybody just chill"_ I've ever seen.

An old boss used to tell us "mock my words..." and we all did mock them when he wasn't around

@GatCat

3 жыл бұрын

Oh this made me laugh out loud.

@cintia5479

3 жыл бұрын

YO LMAOOO

@marleejohn3519

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like your boss was Michael Scott... 😂

@Catmom2004

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bryan, I truly needed a laugh tonight. LLAP

@anonomyssymymy5115

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe it was his accent...please see his other video about dialects...

Erik: "They're called eggcorns" Me: "Oh, you mean bon apple tea"

@rebekah3745

3 жыл бұрын

Teeth*

@prettyrat.

3 жыл бұрын

bone*

@Mr.Scootini

3 жыл бұрын

*bomb*

@rubyruby1043

3 жыл бұрын

Bun apple teeth

@Holly_Ho

3 жыл бұрын

I love egghorns

My pet peeve is when people say wreck havoc, instead of wreak. If you wreck havoc, you essentially create order, lol.

@cockeyedoptimista

Жыл бұрын

Cute! I think people are afraid to use proper language. Like it makes them look stuffy or not cool. It's like when people don't want to stand straight.

@boxman5381

Жыл бұрын

No people just use words in different ways over time their is no true correct or wrong way of speaking the way we talk is constantly changing and that’s just how it works

@proudanachronist9314

Жыл бұрын

@@cockeyedoptimista All I can say to that is that their values must be very different than mine!

@cockeyedoptimista

Жыл бұрын

@@boxman5381 That's true, but also people just don't want to bother learning the right use of a word so those of us who take the time become obsolete because of these inattentive folks and it's annoying.

@cockeyedoptimista

Жыл бұрын

@@proudanachronist9314 Thanks for the comment.

I will “literally” die on the hill defending my peeve when people type “would of,” rather than “would’ve.”

@baileyrob

Жыл бұрын

Because it is LITERALLY grammatically incorrect.

@reshirman

Жыл бұрын

@@baileyrob I would of agree with you before, but after watching this video, I don't think so

@baileyrob

Жыл бұрын

@@reshirman no, the meaning of 'of' in the place of 'have' is not correct no matter your dialect. They are too commonly used to be just considered 'basically the same word'.

@reshirman

Жыл бұрын

@@baileyrob that would of been correct before, but not anymore

@baileyrob

Жыл бұрын

@@reshirman I ofn't got a clue what you're talking about. Of you had your pills today?

can’t help but feel like this guy looks like a roman emperor.

@TeamCat1128

3 жыл бұрын

Or the model for David

@SittingGC

3 жыл бұрын

I think you mean Dennis Reynolds

@peterhansen1670

3 жыл бұрын

I think he pulled off the vocal fry of the Gettysburg Address because he looks a bit like Lincoln.

@astrolillo

3 жыл бұрын

A Hollywood version perhaps, Romans did not look Anglo despite of what your deficient education made you believe

@tonatiuhcortes9968

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah he literally does

When people say “I could care less” but should be saying “I couldn’t care less”

@9thgalaxy778

2 жыл бұрын

YES!!!!

@alicia_grace

2 жыл бұрын

that bothers me so much lol

@randomperson2559

2 жыл бұрын

Fr

@Warkipine

2 жыл бұрын

I like to think of it as a threat. "You know how much it looks like I don't care right now? Well, I could care (even) less."

@alicia_grace

2 жыл бұрын

@@Warkipine that could be reasonable, but usually it’s used in the sense that someone is trying to demonstrate how nonchalant they are about something

Regarding the verb usage of the word "table" - I learned long ago that it means the opposite in the UK than in the US - "to table something" in the US generally means to set a topic or situation it aside for discussion later, but in the UK, it means to bring it to the group for immediate discussion.

@bedrock30_40

Жыл бұрын

Really shows the difference in American vs. British customs/ideals

@netgnostic1627

Жыл бұрын

In Canada, some people use the British way, some the American way. Very confusing!

@RickMyBalls

Жыл бұрын

@@netgnostic1627 I thought Canada's English was more similar to British than US.

This guy just summarized my four year linguistics degree in 15 minutes!

@pkpwnerful

Жыл бұрын

Get wrecked lmao

@konroh2

13 күн бұрын

First, I highly doubt it. Second, nice use of exaggeration. Third, if you're serious you didn't study. Fourth, college was a waste of time for you.

My pet peeve is when people hear "should've" and write it as "should of" not realizing that they are hearing a contraction of "should have".

@titocristobal5573

3 жыл бұрын

If that becomes an eggcorn, I would just assume people are getting dumber each year. Calm down, guys. Its just a typo.

@Hainero2001

3 жыл бұрын

@@titocristobal5573, it wouldn't be an illogical assumption.

@titocristobal5573

3 жыл бұрын

@@elsiesrifle Oh my god. I haven't encountered that yet, but if I did, I think I would have a visceral reaction.

@BigEyesSmallMouth

3 жыл бұрын

Gaaahhh, I love you. Thanks for pointing this out.

@Rai_S82

3 жыл бұрын

I literally HATE that. It's way more than a peeve for me 😂

My sister thought it was “hammy-down” her whole life, as opposed to “hand-me-down.”

@maiaallman4635

3 жыл бұрын

Very funny!

@cathkails

3 жыл бұрын

'cause the clothes were always too big and it made her feel hammy in them? 😂

@morganjohnson9945

3 жыл бұрын

I was just coming to the comments to say the same thing! 🤣

@-yo5hc

3 жыл бұрын

ME TOO

@Feroste

3 жыл бұрын

I thought this for a while as a kid.

My husband came up with a wonderful word that doesn’t exist but should. He said he was “flustrated.” I think it’s a brilliant combination of being frustrated, heightened with the embarrassment of being flustered. I nominate this for the next Merriam-Webster go round!

@lizardas

3 ай бұрын

Your husband didn't invent that word. It's a very common mispronunciation that has been around for decades.

Australians with thick accents use uptalk ALL THE TIME. I am an Aussie and you get used to distinguishing between a real question and aussie uptalk. i remember reading an article about how UK employers found people who uptalked a lot were less desirable and seen as insecure, but not if they were australian. I think it’s because we learn to uptalk while saying what we mean with confidence (because uptalk is used so commonly when not posing a question).

Him: Here are these language facts My brain: His eyes match the wall behind him

@Natalie-ox7xm

3 жыл бұрын

I totally lost some of the information being presented because of that!

@amorerobinson4140

3 жыл бұрын

Now I can’t unsee it 😂

@cjjuszczak

3 жыл бұрын

he has blue eyes, and a green wall though o.O

@hiimjohnquinones2971

3 жыл бұрын

Now it's bugging me that it's not a perfect match lol

@emdivine

3 жыл бұрын

I like the way your mind works..

"Hi Eliza" Eliza: "Hi" Me: OMG SO SMOOTH, SO HEAVENLY, THE MOST ICONIC HI I'VE EVER HEARD

@Molly-ml1wn

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only the person who had this intensely specific reaction!

@ruthronnieofficial

3 жыл бұрын

I FELT SO GOOOOOD 🤣🤣🤣 I thought I was the only one

@kelseyburkum3527

3 жыл бұрын

My first thought was, does she narrate audiobooks?

@dancingdoungnut

3 жыл бұрын

that’s how you know you’re socially awkward, when normal conversation stands out 😂😂💀

@RebornLegacy

3 жыл бұрын

@@dancingdoungnut LMAO! TooMeIrl This happens to me all the time.

I love this video so much. I was such a stickler for "grammar rules" when I was a kid but I've since taken a genuine interest in languages and linguistics and discovered the concept of descriptive linguistics and came to favour that way more than the prescriptive variety. These two just inspire me to pursue further studies in linguistics :)

The oe person who could correct almost anyones speech and he tells us to take it easy. Amazing. Love his energy.

seeing “should of” instead of “should’ve” makes me wanna cry

@NiMissNi

3 жыл бұрын

Also "now and days"

@Rohishimoto

3 жыл бұрын

you shouldn't of told me your weakness

@amwhik

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@sophiewells9755

3 жыл бұрын

also when ppl online write about how they find smth rlly upsetting by going "i literally balled" or "i was balling so hard" like pls i'm begging u to learn how to spell bawling

@amwhik

3 жыл бұрын

@@sophiewells9755 I was bowling so hard I had a strike

"Don't take things for granite." "My sediments exactly." ~Johnny Hart (BC, The Wizard of Id)

@rheinhartsilvento2576

3 жыл бұрын

Brillant 🤣😅😆

@katniptime4me

3 жыл бұрын

Rules that are written in stone. 😎

@rafaeterna1081

3 жыл бұрын

@@katniptime4me ba dum tssss

@joneszzy6189

3 жыл бұрын

😆😆

@MegaMagicGoat

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my God I've never seen anyone reference the Wizard of Id, I read so much of it when I was younger

The eggcorns remind me of when I was in high school and I learned that “if it’s any constellation” was actually “consolation.” I always assumed that “if it’s any constellation” referred to a bad situation that may paint a bigger picture. Like a single star is just one moment. But if you put all of the stars together, you get a constellation. So if there is a bad or sad moment, I would say, “If it’s any constellation,” followed by a silver lining or the final end result. Like yeah, you may have messed up in your band performance, but if it’s any constellation, I didn’t hear it and I thought he performance was quite good. That’s how I used it growing up, and I was so confused when someone corrected me

@easternhills1329

Жыл бұрын

Lol. Reminds me of the "Knowledge is power, France is bacon" meme. xD

@marciabraham

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes....this is a perfect example of not reading enough (which I commented about somewhere up there ^^^). If you never see the words in print, you just rely on what you hear and make up the meaning to go along with it. I'm glad you learned the correct word! And you're here today still learning about language. My favorite mistake was "make due". I was in my 40s (and had studied languages for years and read a LOT of books) when I realized it was actually "make do". I literally died. 🙃

@MinecraftTestSquad

Жыл бұрын

late comment I know but I think this eggcorn is lovely in its own way xD I love how you assigned that meaning to it and I like your reasoning so much

Thank you for this video! I just now found this while looking for vocal fry info. This has been one of the most enjoyable presentations about language that I've seen/heard in a long time.

“I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less” irritates me like no other.

@juliannah5721

3 жыл бұрын

Omg, me too!!! "I could care less"... So, you care, then.

@sonokoluvr9546

3 жыл бұрын

fr

@Socialien

3 жыл бұрын

Same!!

@joellaverdiere

3 жыл бұрын

13:25

@ivansantillanes680

3 жыл бұрын

᯽JuliannaH 5782᯽ When I hear someone say it, I usually think or say, "Really? How much less?"

Most hated eggcorn: "I could of" instead of "I could've"

@JonH611

3 жыл бұрын

Could of, would of, should of.. made it a contraction with have! 🤬

@TheDenisedrake

3 жыл бұрын

Yea! Why is everyone afraid of the word "have"?

@frigginjerk

3 жыл бұрын

@@JonH611 How about "shouldn't've"? The impressive double contraction. Which makes me wonder-- are there any triples? ..."Shouldn't'ven't"? Is that a word? Like, expressing regret for failing to do something? "I shouldn't have not done that," turns into "I shouldn't'ven't done that."

@Johnny-wv9cn

3 жыл бұрын

Should be "I could of" instead of "I could have". People understand could've but sometimes people think it means "could of"instead of "could have".

@kitty2894

3 жыл бұрын

YES

These are such enriching topics to talk about! I really enjoy them. Not to mention, that they also broaden the perspective on things in life. 😊

It is a pleasure to find this and subscribe. I began hearing 'vocal fry' years ago, before hearing that term. It was maddening!!! I would stop listening to the speaker, feeling quite annoyed. I overreacted. I still do. I LITERALLY hate the sound! I love words and languages and hearing accents and when I am gifted with a new word, I write it in my journal and smile. Thank you for being here.

@alyssam.5939

Жыл бұрын

I had a manager who had quite noticeable vocal fry, and it drove me crazy. That was all I could hear in our staff meetings.

Can we get him to talk about curse words? Origins and how people became offended by them? This would be interesting to see.

@mortalterminus

3 жыл бұрын

Vsauce did a video on that a while back kzread.info/dash/bejne/dphrxrOhaNiaeMY.html

@sarahelizabeth2769

3 жыл бұрын

Yas! Sorry, yes!

@brookem4835

3 жыл бұрын

I wrote my masters thesis on this topic! It was fascinating.

@katybechnikova2821

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they can't they would get demonetised. :D

@Nicol3sChann3l

3 жыл бұрын

@@brookem4835 I wrote my Bachelors thesis on the same topic :D

My sisters ex boyfriend used to say “You never know what the future has installed for you”

@sheem.2450

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@ANTSEMUT1

3 жыл бұрын

Pictures the future as some weird looking handyman.

@Bendigo1

3 жыл бұрын

Well he does have a good point.

@Bendigo1

3 жыл бұрын

@@pupip55 the actual saying is : "you never know what the future has in store for you" in store not installed

@Bendigo1

3 жыл бұрын

@@pupip55 thats why its funny to some people and annoys others and some just don't even know the difference.

"For all intensive purposes, dialect coach Erik Singer is literally an expert when it comes to language. " This sentence nearly broke me.

This guy is literally the smartest guy I’ve ever heard of. Really nice that he’s able to quickly diagnose all these pet peeves. Watching this video gave me a new leash on life, so now I want to have a burger with him. Hopefully the waiter doesn’t take too long to quickly table us because nice food is something I’d literally hate to have to agonisingly wait around for. Woodchuck.

@SpiceWeazel

Жыл бұрын

I recognize your effort, and for that I respect you.

@edumazieri

Жыл бұрын

More people should finish their arguments with Woodchuck. Woodchuck.

@cherylkalberer1045

Жыл бұрын

Actually, this comment literally made it worth watching this video.

@Freakazoid12345

Жыл бұрын

@@cherylkalberer1045 not figuratively?

@Freakazoid12345

Жыл бұрын

This is the same guy who's said that he doesn't understand language or the point of words having a meaning to them. This guy might be smart, but he definitely doesn't sound that way based on what I've heard him say. He's actually argued for words to be misused.

My Spanish teacher once said that language behaves like a living organism; it spreads, evolves and also dies.

@LindaC616

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, then why can't we kill upspeak and vocal fry!?!?🤣

@adamgillespie3393

3 жыл бұрын

@@LindaC616 you can't really kill it but it dies off if people stop using it

@owengil5695

3 жыл бұрын

its true i was the teacher

@sirshrooma

3 жыл бұрын

@@LindaC616 Because people have such intense feelings for it. The best way to kill an idea is to be indifferent, and forget.

@idkwuzgoinon

3 жыл бұрын

Best way to put it

My pet peeve is when people say “I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less.”

@cjscarff6453

3 жыл бұрын

Yes me too

@lulumanona3761

3 жыл бұрын

Drives me nuts

@reservoirfrog1

3 жыл бұрын

Is that an American thing? I hear a lot of Americans say “I/he/she/they could care less” when someone doesn’t care. Not in the UK. We always say “COUNDN’T care less”

@theeggtimertictic1136

3 жыл бұрын

I hate when they do that and when did the saying 'my bad' enter the English language?

@sublimesense7761

3 жыл бұрын

Same

Very entertaining and informative. For eggcorns, how about "Duck tape" (a tape created with duck fabric) evolving into "Duct tape" (even though the tape is not good at taping ducts, especially heating ducts).

❤️ Thanks for spending the time to create and share this content 🤙🏾

i didn’t understand how differently vocal fry was perceived in a feminine vs. masculine voice until this demonstration. that is so interesting!

@mattb1568

3 жыл бұрын

Same! I was cracking up, the bias has never even occurred to me.

@SalamanderMagic

3 жыл бұрын

It was pretty shocking. Somehow on a female voice it sounds more bored or annoyed, while on a male voice it’s just... kinda gravelly. Weird

@graceperkins5641

3 жыл бұрын

Salamander I wonder if it has something to do with pitch? Men and women who speak with the fray and have deeper voices it doesn’t sound annoying I believe. But to me men and women who have higher voices and they fray it’s sounds annoying to me. When the guest voice coach was doing it it didn’t sound annoying at all.

@MusicLoverInTheSky

3 жыл бұрын

Same! When I heard Erik doing it, I was reminded of male actors giving speeches in movies or something like that. He sounded profound, serious, respectable... a bit attractive, even. But the woman? She sounded so bored and like she'd rather do anything else than what she was currently doing. So uninterested. The bias surprised me greatly.

@DocKrazy

3 жыл бұрын

I honestly didn't notice a difference...

Two Erik videos in a week? Even WIRED know he’s carrying the whole channel.

@bethwalker8072

3 жыл бұрын

LagiNaLangAko23 Oh yeah I rate her too

@acgm046

3 жыл бұрын

I miss the doctor who reviewed medical scenes in movies and series. Hopefully she's doing fine these days working in her field... [edit] There's a recent update of what she's been up to! Just as I expected, it's been beyond hectic for her dealing with both trauma patients and Covid. Dr Onishi is a warrior!

@joshfedder5997

3 жыл бұрын

Whaaaa where is the other one???

@maggie9961

3 жыл бұрын

The lawyer was also very fun!

@ryanbrooks2434

3 жыл бұрын

Him and almost impossible but idk if they r doing that anymore :(

I appreciated this talk emensly! I enjoy etymology and this taught me not to take myself too seriously. The evolution of language is fluid, and we should remember this and remain as such.

This guy just voiced all my thoughts (as a hobby linguist) on language in a single video. I love how he talks about saying things "wrong" is just how language changes. My parents get caught up on the slang of "kids these days." "You guys give a bad meaning to everything"-- which is really the pot calling the kettle black because their generation had plenty of their own slang. The way I see it, often the purpose behind slang is to fill a need in a language that wasn't being met before, and a lot of our "accepted" words now were once considered slang. Slang is fascinating to me for that reason-- it's like watching language change right before your eyes. And also, who gets to dictate right and wrong when it comes to language? It really boils down to what the natives say. I learned Spanish in the US, so I learned lots of different kinds of Spanish all at once. I resisted saying "parquear" for "to park" for the longest time because I saw it as "wrong." However, I eventually came to realize that I had never once heard someone say the "correct" word, which was "estacionar." I realized that if the native speakers have no problem with parquear, then who was I to tell them that it was the "wrong" word? There really isn't a right or wrong.

“Could care less” is mine. Basically saying you still have some care available.

@saberwing753

3 жыл бұрын

But late on the reply, but I’d like to mention I’ve won an argument because the opposing party used that and I told them their opinion was moot due to the fact that they can’t even speak English properly despite it being their first language.

@RB-H

3 жыл бұрын

@@saberwing753 Haha! I see “could care less” quite often.

@Platanov

3 жыл бұрын

I've always seen that phrase as ironic, something like "I could, technically, care less, but only a little", rather than as an eggcorn of "I couldn't care less". Like it has that 90's "talk to the hand" flavor of sarcasm. Maybe that's just my brain rationalizing it though :p

@isaknilsson71

3 жыл бұрын

@@Platanov Agreed, I tend to interpret it as "I could care less, but only if I really tried" in order to feel less peeved :D

@Urfcannon

3 жыл бұрын

you mean you do care? lmao

I wish I could just absorb his cerebral juices. His intelligence is so savoury.

@LillibitOfHere

3 жыл бұрын

I am both inspired by and grossed out by the creativity of your language.

@nerdmylord

3 жыл бұрын

@@LillibitOfHere LOOOL XD

@user-th6rh8zp3t

3 жыл бұрын

wow so creepy

@iansalinas412

3 жыл бұрын

ya he sounds really smart. I think it's the way he talks

@cassandrasmith9004

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, prion diseases aren’t cool.

The thing that got me was when he said "coexist together" at the end

Someone give this guy his own show

@tinalindholm4163

Жыл бұрын

He is the only reason I subscribed to this channel!

this is the linguistics class i never knew i needed

@errorsan9

3 жыл бұрын

lmao i saw you earlier in a ''what not to wear in russia'' video

@neon6847

3 жыл бұрын

omg yoooooo

@pretzellina

3 жыл бұрын

Fancy seeing you here Damon!

@japanda1995

3 жыл бұрын

oh hey there damon dominique

@jellyfish2556

3 жыл бұрын

Omg hi Damon! Love your videos!

The paint matches his eye color... they really did that.

@hungry.nezuko3742

3 жыл бұрын

Must be his house though 😂

@anhart5100

3 жыл бұрын

No it’s just a hole in his eye

@mishtaromaniello8295

3 жыл бұрын

anhart Lmfao

@FCastle23

3 жыл бұрын

anhart He’s an eye hold?

@Octodactylpus

3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact! Blue eyes are caused by a lack of the melanin pigment (or collagen deposits), and light bouncing off the Iris, "scattering" the light, and reflecting back blue tones (the same reason the sky reflects blue). So when you put someone with blue eyes in front of a blue-ish screen, often their eyes appear to match more closely because it's reflecting back the light- also why blue eyes seem to "change colours" more often depending on how much light is refllecting!

Thank you for this video. One of my undergrads is in English and I worked as an editor, so as you can imagine, I used to be a big grammar snob. Now I've been learning more about language and I regret my haughty ways!

I'm really enjoying your videos, especially when you remind us that language changes over time and to be more comfortable with the changes. I moved to Oklahoma a few years ago and constantly cringe when people use the wrong tense of verbs when talking. "I seen him yesterday ". It just seems to be a thing here.

I can’t stand when people say “I could care less” when they mean they don’t care. It’s “I couldn’t care less” !!!

@brianamariiee6481

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Lol I've been trying to say this but people get so mad when you correct them. It makes no sense and changes the meaning. You're trying to say you dont care and yet you are saying "well I could care less" like...what??

@owenkey3239

3 жыл бұрын

I had to look for this because so hate it so much as well.

@haskellbob

3 жыл бұрын

YES! That drives me crazy too. If they COULD care less, then they care at least a bit. But if they couldn't care less, they don't care at all. Jeez, some people just don't think!

@seanfogerty6075

3 жыл бұрын

the way i handle it is just to convince myself they’re being sarcastic. i know it’s not true but the lie helps ease the pain a little bit....

@RedCanyonWolf

3 жыл бұрын

I came to the comments to say exactly this

“I could care less” I get irrationally angry over this one.

@mariocastro6895

3 жыл бұрын

I could care less

@joefelice5062

3 жыл бұрын

Pronouncing exspresso, exspecially, and should of... all make me justifiably angry.

@wordsculpt

3 жыл бұрын

Well, sometimes I actually could manage to care a little bit less. Not usually, but occasionally!

@isitstupidtoaskquestions

3 жыл бұрын

I could care less

@sylviacarlson3561

3 жыл бұрын

@@mariocastro6895 why?

Thank you so much for emphasizing that the language is not static and that new or "incorrect" uses of words are a part of the language's evolution. So don't hate, embrace. (unless it's should of/should've :D)

I find it FACINATING that in some languages, the tone of how you say something completely changes a word.

@melonie_peppers

Жыл бұрын

This is very common in African languages especially Bantu languages. We sometimes just have 1 word used 7 times just depending on how you pronounce it will change meaning

@einundsiebenziger5488

Жыл бұрын

... fascinating* ...

I know multiple people who think the phrase is “play it by year”, when it is most definitely “play it by ear”.

@TheDenisedrake

3 жыл бұрын

Haha! I wonder if they also "fly by the seat of their aunts"?

@juliadandy6019

3 жыл бұрын

Ugh, I have a hatred of “play by ear” that to this day I don’t know why hahahahaha never heard people saying “by year” though, that’s curious

@jamestierney1072

3 жыл бұрын

I like to say it both ways. “Play it by year” still works if you take the meaning of “year” to be “time”. As it we will determine what we’re doing in due time and “play it by ear” if we’re waiting on word about the plans we’re talking about.

@salaltschul3604

3 жыл бұрын

I've always wondered if the people who say those things have ever broken it down to realise what they're saying makes no sense....

@linesandcircles7465

3 жыл бұрын

Up until I read this comment, I was completely unaware that this eggcorn existed! I play music, so "Play by ear" is the only thing that makes sense!

I like how when he demonstrated vocal fry, he instantly turned into Matthew McConaughey

@wearecreatorz5688

3 жыл бұрын

I found the comment I was looking for lmao I wanted someone else to notice

@ClaudioYanes84

3 жыл бұрын

Alright alright alright

@kylefrans9529

3 жыл бұрын

All I'm saying is when he did the comparison between the two, he did the vocal fry once and she did it twice

@Egilhelmson

3 жыл бұрын

@ThiagoPlaying That’s just tubular!

@Tinymoezzy

3 жыл бұрын

I heard Brad Pitt, oddly enough I don't care for his voice

This presentation is so insightful. Thank you.

Something I have heard at least 7 times are younger people saying "I'm weary of..." when they mean either wary of or leery of.

My god. I have never heard anyone saying “Hi” smoother than Eliza Simpson.

@tontonseba

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. i was thinking the same and was looking through the comments to see if anybody else got soft knees when she said „hi“...

@chris86simon

3 жыл бұрын

James May.

@tkmiller_author

3 жыл бұрын

Robert or James Welsh 😊

So if "silly" used to mean "blessed", then slapping someone silly would mean approximately the same as beating the devil out of them.

@killbill450

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@justinlang8881

3 жыл бұрын

RIP devil

@Meatwad0

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my god😂😂😂

@dianacherry1411

3 жыл бұрын

I like the way you think lol

@katmatally

3 жыл бұрын

I relate it to The Fool in the Tarot -- the Fool is blessed

When I was young I used to get annoyed that people would respond to the question "Do you mind doing...x,y,z ?" with "Sure" "yes" "definitely"...etc. And then as I grew up and more people asked me favors I found out that people are so accustomed to this incorrect exchange that when I replied with the appropriate negative, they'd think I was rejecting their request. Unfortunately, I have assimilated and now will respond with the positive, just so people don't mistake my intent.

Loved this video! Very informative, and interesting.

“I’m literally dying.” “Aren’t we all?”

@jordinhocharles

3 жыл бұрын

I’m a demigod I cNt die

@trude8073

3 жыл бұрын

Always a little by little 🙈

@1980rlquinn

3 жыл бұрын

Well, it's 2020, so, ... yeah.

@cabrinius

3 жыл бұрын

"Literally dying" means you are actually dying, so when you say that it means you are physically dying and are about to leave this planet forever. So only say that when you are, in fact, dying.

@Brindlebrother

3 жыл бұрын

You guys are silly...i mean nice.

Everyone else: [comments about the linguistics in the video] Me, a Norwegian: omg he has so many books about Scandinavian cooking

@ameliaberk

3 жыл бұрын

i'm not norwegian but i noticed that too! love it

@andiemorgan961

3 жыл бұрын

I was drawn to the bookshelf too.😄

@ktb183

3 жыл бұрын

Swedish christmas cooking, which made me curious as well :), maybe saw that because I am Swedish.

@meganinnes2098

3 жыл бұрын

I saw the comfort food and was like “hey I have that book! “ seeing that was a total unexpected happy surprise

@helenvolden3696

3 жыл бұрын

BRUNOST

Sick! I'm chomping at the bit for your next one! Literally!

About the ending a sentence with a preposition part - the was a scene in Cheers, many years ago, in which Rebecca Howe shouts, "there are some things up with which I will not put!" That always cracked me up.

@charlo90952

Ай бұрын

Churchill said that.

What I love about Erik is that he's an expert on language and uses that expertise to tell us to not get so hung up on the rules of language.

@danidejaneiro8378

Жыл бұрын

It’s true. People that most get their knickers in a twist about language use rarely know much about the reality of language use.

@adb4159

Жыл бұрын

Right, because part of what he wants his audience to be aware of is that language, like anything else that makes up society and culture, is continually, albeit slowly, changing and adapting in time.

@utsavmaheshwari859

Жыл бұрын

No real linguist is a prescriptivist.

@deithlan

Жыл бұрын

Everyone who actually starts studying language will quickly come to realize that language prescriptivism (saying this and that is wrong and you should use such and such instead), for everyday use at least, is pretty stupid 😁

@margaretmaynard7

Жыл бұрын

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not me staring for 14 minutes at erik singer's bookshelf and wondering exactly what system he uses that puts GOTHAM next to Scandinavian Comfort Foods, The Swedish Christmas Table, and William Shakespeare

@maggienbob1304

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 I "literally" got about halfway through your first sentence before bursting out laughing!! I was thinking the same thing! ..Almost darn near peed m' pants.

@cr8865

2 жыл бұрын

I was doing the exact same! ;)

@sundalongpatpat

2 жыл бұрын

Oh he uses the Putin-Dair Classification Sytem

@linda-ricci

2 жыл бұрын

someone with many varied interests

@mjgerges

2 жыл бұрын

I had the same thoughts ... an array of books with no particular order or grouping .. lol ;)

My secret pet peeve is knowing to say something as “long/short-lived” with a long “i” sound, to indicate possession of a long or short life, but never actually say it to save time. I always congratulate other, braver souls than myself who do so. Has happened a couple of times in three decades.

On the latin origin of not ending sentences with prepositions, the reason why this is is because in latin there exist endings for nouns used for prepositional phrases (the ablative and accusative) these nouns in those cases must follow the preposition, otherwise it would not make sense. English doesn't have cases so it isn't grammatically necessary. Here's a Latin Example: Quintus stat prope ianuam iratus. Quintus stands near the door, angry. Ianua (door) uses the accusative first declension singular form (-am). The sentence can be rearranged in various ways such as: Quintus iratus prope ianuam stat, Quintus stat iratus prope ianuam, they all mean the same thing, but the preposition must be before the object of the prepositional phrase in Latin

When people say “I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less” it drives me mad because if you could care less you care a little then 😂🤦🏽‍♀️

@katmahasti

3 жыл бұрын

Dana Materi Yes!!! That is up there in my top five pet peeves.

@candy2325

3 жыл бұрын

Dana Materi oh that’s a good one! That phrase has been used wrong for sooo long!

@wmichaelbooth

3 жыл бұрын

On the other hand "I couldn't care less" is wrong unless it's actually the thing you care least about.

@tomherman2144

3 жыл бұрын

I take it as sarcasm, meaning "as if I could really care less", so in fact: "I couldn't care less." But I may just be being charitable.

@gloriawang5608

3 жыл бұрын

I've only ever heard people say it wrong so I didn't know that was the right way to say it LOL

First time I was in the US, I was blown away by always being asked if I wanted a SUPER SALAD with my dinner.. It was only 7 years later I was told it was a Soup OR Salad.

@dang2443

2 жыл бұрын

"blown away"? By a salad. Mkay....

@persephonebh4592

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@strangeaslife

2 жыл бұрын

@@dang2443 clearly they aren't a native English speaker so chill. I wonder how many languages you speak, much less perfectly. Pft

@jypsych3556

2 жыл бұрын

My first language was technically Spanish BUT I’m more fluent in English and let me tell you, that happens to me still😭😭 every time I’m like how does this always happen😭😭

@cassieee42069

2 жыл бұрын

I've been laughing at this comment for 20 minutes. Thanks for posting it

The eggcorn that gets me is “I should of.”

I love these videos. Eggcorn is a cool term, I heard the term Mondegreen before but that might be more for lyrics/poetry.

Another folk etymology example: “Goodbye” used to be a contraction of “God be with ye”. Eventually people started saying “Bye” as a shorthand for “Goodbye”, turning the definition of “Goodbye” to something more similar to “Good parting”.

@Crosshill

3 жыл бұрын

when i realized that the danish farvel for goodbye just literally meant fare-well and that farewell is the same deal, iunno you feel pretty blind

@knower1514

3 жыл бұрын

I would’ve never known this

@airotkiv

3 жыл бұрын

it's crazy because in German the equivalent to Goodbye is Auf Wiedersehen (as in a phrase for more formal settings), which literally means "May we meet/see each other again", so it'd actually be more similar to saying "see you". But in my head "Good-bye" and "Auf Wiedersehen" mean the exact same thing, because they're used in the same context. But then you have the German phrase "mach's gut", which would translate to something way closer to the literal meaning of farewell/goodbye and is way less formal, so it would be used in the same context as "see you" in english. So the literal meaning is actually completely opposite to the context the phrases are used in in each language. Does that make sense?

@dudedude3926

3 жыл бұрын

“God be with you” is how you greet people in Gaelic, too!

@laurac86

3 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s really interesting, I never knew that! Thanks for sharing 😊

I took a linguistic anthropology course in college and that was when I finally realized: the more you learn about language, the more you realize that breaking the "rules" is a key component of communication. It's how languages evolve.

@blackeyedsusan727

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. But the stupid errors so many people make cannot be regarded as "evolution"

@ismellpedo

2 жыл бұрын

@@blackeyedsusan727 The languages does evolve though. Regardless of whether it's a "stupid error", if enough people do/say it then the language will change, it will grow and evolve into something different then what it was prior to that "stupid error".

@amandawalker1196

2 жыл бұрын

This should be a top comment

@Sofiaode18

2 жыл бұрын

Which is why petty people who are hung up on dictionary definitions and proper grammar are uptight fuckwads.

@gee_emm

2 жыл бұрын

Slang is the poetry of everyday speech. It’s breaking the rules, for the fun of it. 🤷🏾‍♀️

When people say, "mute point", instead of, "moot point". Also, "On accident", instead of "by accident"

What a fascinating video. I have recently discovered a love for language after attending a few English classes at university. I have made many eggcorn mistakes myself, and it is fun to look back on those mistakes and laugh. One of the most common word usage mistakes I see on KZread comments are the words Your and You are (You're). I think that is fine. The rest of the sentence can provide me with proper context. A friend of mine used to mispronounce the word orchid as orchard-along with other words he would mispronounce. At first it was very confusing, but I learned "his vocabulary" quickly, and it no longer got in the way of us communicating. If I can understand the meaning of what you are trying to express, then mission accomplished. I literally do not care if people make mistakes.

@tlpineapple1

Жыл бұрын

Ive found anyone who spends some time studying linguistics begins to adopt this attitude. Language is explicitly a tool to exchange ideas and emotions. As long as i understand what people are trying to say, these little mistakes just dont matter. I used ti get really annoyed by "there, their, and they're" as well as "your and you're", but ive come to realize in getting worked up over something id have to be purposely attempting not to understand.

EGGCORN: My deaf stepmother says "Old Timers' Disease" when she really means "Alzheimer's Disease".

@AnnaMaledonPictureBookAuthor

3 жыл бұрын

So funny! It reminds me of my young sonwho used to say rubber balls instead of vegetables.

@tmcleodjr

3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps she's making a pun?

@TalentGumbi

3 жыл бұрын

This is funny 🤣

@sandraeckelhofer

3 жыл бұрын

ahahaha great one!!!

@cielledoux3805

3 жыл бұрын

But is she wrong tho

i wasn't prepared for eliza's sultry "hi".

@jdavi6241

3 жыл бұрын

@@koolmaaan the linguistic tonal style of that "hi" would be recognized as sounding sultry by most folks with an understanding of tonality. However, I don't think it was intentional on her part. You don't need to be attracted to someone to recognize and identify cultural associations of "sultriness" in the inflections of someone's voice.

@dressyrbrunte100

3 жыл бұрын

i reacted to it too omg

@essentialrenee

3 жыл бұрын

@@koolmaaan i wasn't looking at the video. just listening. her "hi" made me look. good job reaching though...

@essentialrenee

3 жыл бұрын

@@jdavi6241 thank you

@QuantEdgeHub

3 жыл бұрын

huuh omg right

The second half of this video was fantastic and had me glued to it. I’m not sure why, but I’m glad I resisted the impulse to bounce.

I could listen to Erik talk about language forever

"Sinister" originally meant "left-handed" and I just love this ridiculous, fluid language of ours.

@thejagman22

3 жыл бұрын

Because being left-handed was correctly seen as being a sign of evil.

@akizeta

3 жыл бұрын

@@thejagman22 "Correctly"?

@CharalamposKoundourakis

3 жыл бұрын

@@akizeta That's correct.

@jordanalmond3458

3 жыл бұрын

FASCINATING!!

@gisellepaz9069

3 жыл бұрын

The word for right handed being "Dexter" as in dexterous.

When people use “loose” instead of “lose” I die a little inside.

@spacep0d

3 жыл бұрын

Same. I absolutely despise this one. To/Too is a close second. This is a quick way to make me stop reading someone.

@parissinclair6513

3 жыл бұрын

It happens shockingly often!!

@melissak8892

3 жыл бұрын

Why is this so common??

@uniquechannelnames

3 жыл бұрын

@@melissak8892 because of words like choose/booze which are pronounced like lose, so people assume thats how it's spelled. I definitely recoil when i see a loose in the wild used wrong lol.

@sianais

3 жыл бұрын

Quite for quiet, principle for principal and then for than are some of my least favourite mix ups.

In Brazil you ask a question by "uptalking" the end of affirmative sentences.

@SenhorKoringa

Жыл бұрын

Você fala Português vs Você fala PortuGUÊS?

@PanteraDeNoche

Жыл бұрын

It works that way in English too, but doing it after every sentence or pause in speech makes the person seem really unsure of themselves.

@ThoolooExpress

Жыл бұрын

That also works in English, which is why uptalk annoys people. It makes every sentence sound like a question.

@dv2915

Жыл бұрын

Curious language, Brazilian.

@dennischiapello3879

Жыл бұрын

I believe that's true in Spanish as well. That's why in print, absent the vocal inflection, an upside-down question mark precedes a question. In English, the change in word order produces a question, but the so-called uptalk is is still used.

I totally agree with this outlook- but I do wish there was a synonym for “literally” that could be solely used for its original meaning. Because it’s not *always* clearly understood, and I’ll take an exaggeration in the literal sense. And I guess that can happen with any exaggeration, but using a word that can *also* confirm something as literal and true, (“literally” could be used to prove that they are specifically NOT trying to exaggerate), really does create some miscommunications 😂

@TheKeck

7 ай бұрын

A year later, just adding that I agree. 😆 The whole point of the word literally (in the sense we want to use it) is to get rid of an ambiguity that you expect the hearer to not understand.

I’m gonna lose my mind if “for all intensive purposes” becomes the correct way to say the phrase

@aosggame

3 жыл бұрын

All it takes is for some dictionary to provide a definition of it for many to start adopting it.

@elena2125

3 жыл бұрын

The phrase does not make much sense. This is annoying. Intensive is an adjective modifying purpose. This purpose is intensive, the person doing the action is doing it intensively . What??? The meaning of the phrase changes completely and when you say it , " all those intensive purposes - all the doing is intensive". I guess people are using mighty force to get what they want. It is incredible that people say it and they don't hear what they are saying.

@james6822

3 жыл бұрын

I am literally losing my mind

@elena2125

3 жыл бұрын

K

@elena2125

3 жыл бұрын

@@james6822 literally figuratively or literally you are pulling your hair out and need 911? 😰😀

If my husband isn’t this understanding, calm, and accepting, I don’t want it

@hkspowers003

3 жыл бұрын

As a husband I strive to be more like this guy. What a pleasant person to be around, he really seemed so genuine and calm.

@DavidDavid-jb1cy

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think "he" would want to be called "it."

@9009matorres

3 жыл бұрын

hkspowers003 as a husband, please stfu forever.

@mordecai8707

3 жыл бұрын

David David relax softie

@mordecai8707

3 жыл бұрын

Senor Diego you’d be surprised at how easy it is to pickup on characteristics and qualities of people just by observing them. Not saying you should completely believe what you see on the outside as some people can put up a front but generally, it’s easy to understand a person, try people watching sometime 😭 a lot of women are good at it too

I’ve noticed a lot of vocal fry use is when someone is trying to get something by someone or trying to get them to go along with something. I’ve seen a lot of that.

I could watch hours of Erik and Eliza going back and forth!

As a math nerd, I always bite my tongue when people say they did a "360" when they mean 180... A full circle (360 degrees) gets you back to where you started, whereas 180 degrees is moving in the opposite direction. I don't love correcting people so I don't say anything, but I hope this helps someone LOL

@scottjimenez653

2 жыл бұрын

@@iiwi758 I see what you did there...;)

@109eashisingh5

2 жыл бұрын

@@iiwi758 🤣🤣🤣

@rikkatheconure2395

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for not correcting them. Grammar policing is the second cringest thing you can do when talking to someone XD second only to making things out to be Sexist or racist when they aren’t

@109eashisingh5

2 жыл бұрын

@@NeevTHM it's math

@109eashisingh5

2 жыл бұрын

@@NeevTHM nope still math 🤣🤣🤣 maybe you are right but i never thought mathematics to be plural i mean its just one subject named mathematics and math is short for mathematics 😂😂 idk math sounds right somehow

Idk who needs to hear this, but “definitely” and “defiantly” are two completely different words.

@dallaswood4117

3 жыл бұрын

ha i posted the same thing. i only ever see it typed that way though so people must be spelling definitely wrong and then auto correct kicks in?

@thistvrighthere

3 жыл бұрын

autocorrect needs to hear it

@sierramelody3886

3 жыл бұрын

The typo is usually definately tho

@jtoatm5923

3 жыл бұрын

Dallas Wood that’s defiantly true

@eatsmylifeYT

3 жыл бұрын

How about "could of" and "could have"?

"I'm going to the store. Do you want to come with?" Seems perfectly normal to me, and I didn't even get the point on why some people thought it wrong until I studied French and of course you would come "avec moi", and never just leave a sentence hanging with "avec"

This is one of the best videos I've seen in a while. (I'm speaking, of course, for all intensive porpoises...)

Okay but what about the people that say “I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less”

@acharich

3 жыл бұрын

Ironically I once saw someone write a rant about the second statement on FB.. 💀

@micheal2458

3 жыл бұрын

@@acharich about the correct one? what was their issue with it?

@jaxxiet5851

3 жыл бұрын

@@acharich lolll

@marcusnichols5595

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Emma, David Mitchel has something to say about that; kzread.info/dash/bejne/oaFrsZKGds7ToNo.html

@crewe99

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment! Infuriating 🤬

"I'm literally dying.." Yes, yes you are, all of us are, literally dying at all times until we're literally dead.

@oliviah.4741

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@zbdmo4914

3 жыл бұрын

Except that 'literally' has been used as an intensifier for, *literally*, centuries. It's ok to use literally when you actually mean figuratively. www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/misuse-of-literally

@NootNoooooot

3 жыл бұрын

@@zbdmo4914 except when people who use it don't actually know how to use it because they *literally* don't understand the word they're saying.

@crunchie83

3 жыл бұрын

This is a favorite phrase of reality show contestants.

@jtoatm5923

3 жыл бұрын

SilentNeutral they don’t understand that it’s used as an intensifier?

It's often not just about words or phrases being correct or not, it's also about form and style.

i agree w the vocal fry one SM!! its criticized when women do it but seen as "soothing" or "assertive" when a man does it

I'm convinced this man isn't actually American. He's just doing an accent

@alaneekonomou

3 жыл бұрын

Haha omg our last names!! How weird!!

@camerontaylor7471

3 жыл бұрын

I’m convinced Alexa is AI...

@akinae3567

3 жыл бұрын

If he is, it’s impressive. I accidentally picked up an American/European accent when I was younger and now many people think I’m an immigrant...until they hear the rest of my family. Lol

@acharich

3 жыл бұрын

@@alaneekonomou whoa, the irony.. 😅

@LABoyce

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure he’s an American trying to sound posh. It’s a Transatlantic accent that was popular in early American films

My mom (a native Spanish speaker) works with a lot of young people who always say, “I’m like....” She thought they were saying, “I’m Mike.” She thought it was an American phrase. 🤣

@lalalovinlifelala

3 жыл бұрын

that’s so sweet 🥺🥺🥺

6:16 - I actually thought you both sounded equally fine with the creaky / vocal fry. I think the uptalk paired with that is what would usually make me think someone sounds less sure of themselves... it'd be interesting to hear both of you add uptalk to that sample and see if it still sounded the same.

I saw a TikTok saying this and I agree, literally doesn’t have a “new” meaning, e.g. “Im literally going to kill you” when someone is being annoying is just hyperbole, not a new meaning, just as you could equally say “I’m going to kill you” without changing the meaning of the word kill. Now I see that the first sentence is somewhat breaking the 4th wall by using the word “literally” without precisely meaning it, but it’s still the same phenomenon overall.