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Today's video is a little bit special.

The main purpose is to help you feel comfortable with your mistakes now, why can I make you feel comfortable with your mistakes?

I'm gonna show you some expressions in english that even native english speakers, people born and raised in an english speaking environment make mistakes with.

Now, these are very common expressions, but a lot of people simply say them incorrectly and they don't even realize that they're saying them incorrectly because when you hear it, it's one thing, when you see it written out, it's something else.

And a lot of people don't realize where the expressions come from and so they say it wrong now, a lot of other people might not pick up on it, but people who are very aware of the language will notice it and it's a little bit annoying to be honest.

But it's it's very common at the same time.

So for example, some people say I could care less if you tell them some some information, some news and you think that it should bother them and uh I could care less or you should help your mother.

She doesn't need my help and I could care less.

Anyway.

The problem is that the right expression is couldn't I couldn't care less means I really, really don't care.

But if you could care less, that means you can go less in your caring, which doesn't make any sense.

If you couldn't care less, you're at the most.

I don't care.

You can be right.

So it's a very interesting expression, but again, very, very common.

So for your own use make sure it couldn't care less, not could care less.

Now, this one's a little bit interesting.

And the reason it's interesting is because it is so common that it's almost not wrong anymore.

Regardless.

Like if you say, uh I will, I will visit my friend regardless of his condition.

Like let's say he's he has Covid or he's sick or something.

A lot of people say Irregardless almost making it like a negative.

The problem is regardless already means a negative.

Like I don't what happened before.

The situation doesn't really bother me.

But they add the ear because they think it makes it more of a negative situation.

Now, the problem is so first of all, the correct way is just regardless.

But again, because it is so common, it has become accepted as except correct, not technically correct, but acceptable enough to be used.

And even the dictionary will list Irregardless now to show you basically what it means for all intensive purposes basically it means like for example, somebody asks me, did you finish the work, did you finish the project?

Did you finish your work for all intensive purposes means yeah, basically it's almost completely done.

As far as you're concerned, you can say it's finished because tomorrow it will be done right now.

The problem is it's not intensive for all intents and for all intents And purposes basically for what you need.

Yes, it's finished for your intent for your purpose, I can say the job is finished by the time you actually need it, 100% completed, it will be 100% completed, but for now it's about 98%.

But you can start working on the next project because you have enough stuff for all intents, all your intentions and all the purpose is done anyways, let's go on with the next part.

Right?

So a lot of people say anyways and it should just be anyway.

There's no such word as anyways, but again, like irregardless, so common, you'll hear it, you'll even see it a lot of places that it's become accepted and even considered correct in terms of usage anyway means, okay, forget the past, forget what happened before.

Let's continue with what's going on there.

Okay, so next we have self depreciating.

Now, First of all depreciating means lower in value.

So for example, if you buy a car and you start driving it, its value, financial value, monetary value starts to depreciate, starts to go down.

But we don't say this about ourselves, we don't lose value, we are always the same.

Other people might judge us differently.

Might judge us less or more, but what we can't actually do that to ourselves.

So the correct word is self deprecating.

If we are self deprecating means we are putting ourselves down.

If I say I'm really bad at this or I'm really bad at that or I really look bad today or I'm so fat, I'm so skinny.

I'm so this whatever.

Everything that I say negative about myself is self deprecating.

I am putting my I'm lowering my own value in my own eyes.

Right?

And that's again, it's easy to understand why people might confuse this word because it's still lowering level but you're not losing any value.

You're the same person.

Anyway, okay then this one is very commonly misunderstood because first of all, the word, patriot means someone who loves their country or is very loyal to their country.

And if you're an expatriate it's like you don't love your country anymore because you moved to a different country.

But that's not really the situation here.

So the correct word and it's usually just one word expatriate.

Now if I say this as a verb which means to remove someone from a country is to expatriate to expatriate someone.

But as a noun, I am an expatriate, it sounds the same as this, which is why a lot of people confuse it.

So this is the correct word.

So I'm Canadian.

If I go live in another country for example, let's say I go to live in Korea in Korea, I'm an expatriate in Canada I'm just I'm a patriot.

If I move back to Canada, I will repatriate myself in the country and that's the word.

So that's why don't use this word even though it sounds right to nip something in the, in the butt.

Now, first of all, but is, you know, your bum, basically, it's a slang word for bum to nip means to like cut so generally before something grows too big to control before, especially a bad situation before a little bit bad situation becomes a very bad situation.

You want to nip it in the butt.

But there's no but on this thing, so the correct word is bud.

So when you think of a flower, think of a rose, it starts off with like a like a little this guy little bead of a flower and then it blooms and becomes a full flower, right?

That's the bud.

So if you don't want this to grow and become a bigger problem, you nip it, you cut it off and the problem is gone right?

And that's the expression uh yeah but not but okay.

And let's go peace of mind now.

Peace of mind.

This expression can work.

But it doesn't mean the same as peace of mind.

Peace of mind with the E A.

C.

E.

Means you're comfortable, you're relaxed.

You have no doubt no regrets.

Everything is okay, piece of my mind.

If I give you a piece of my mind means I will tell you exactly what I think, right.

So I'm gonna give you a piece of my mind here and I'm gonna tell you that you're doing this wrong wrong or you're doing this that the other way.

So I'm giving you a very strong opinion opinion with a piece of my mind.

But with a peace of mind you can have peace of mind.

You've done everything correctly.

Don't worry about it, relax, that's what that expression means.

But again they sound the same sleight of hand.

If you think about a magician they're holding their cards and suddenly the card disappears.

It didn't actually disappear, they just moved it somehow without you seeing it now, the problem is it's not sleight of hand, it's slate of hand.

Some people would say slight as well this way so it sounds the same.

It's basically a trick and we can use this expression with all kinds of things where you don't actually you don't actually know what happened.

Somebody tricked you but you just didn't see it.

They used slate of hand to trick you into whatever they tricked you into.

I think most people understand this expression first come first serve.

Except the problem is this expression like this doesn't actually make sense.

It's first come.

The first person to come will be the first person to be served first come first served.

Right?

Very easy to understand how people make this mistake.

The d.

Is not very prominent but that's the correct way to say it.

Whoever is first gets the first service wet your appetite.

So if you go to a restaurant, maybe you'll have a little aperitif or you'll have a little appetizer.

The purpose of this app parity for appetizer is just to get your appetite building right to sharpen it.

So you're not making it wet just because you're drinking alcohol doesn't mean you're making your appetite wet if you're having some bread nothing wet about it.

Right?

So the correct word is wet to wet something generally means to sharpen.

Like you wet a knife, you sharpen it on a stone, you wet your appetite, you make it stronger or sharper, make your help, you enjoy your meal a little bit more deep seated actually.

Usually there will be a hyphen if you're using it as an adjective.

But if it's if it's not an adjective or if it comes at the end and obviously no hyphen.

So a deep seated trauma or a deep seated problem means that it's it's inside you and it's very deep and very difficult to change or move except it's not a seed like a flower.

It's deep seated.

Now generally speaking when you end the word with A.

T.

E.

D.

The T.

Often sounds like a.

D.

So people think deep seated, deep seated.

So deep seated, deep seated almost sounds the same.

So people think this is the correct word.

But in fact it's this word, it's sitting deep inside of you and very difficult to get out or change hunger pains if you don't eat for a while you know your stomach will get a bit tight and maybe make some noise.

So a lot of people think this is hunger pains but it's not really painful, it's just your stomach telling you, you know, put something in me, feed me feed me.

So it's not hunger pains, it's hunger pangs, which sounds similar to pains, which is why a lot of people confuse them.

And again remember native english speakers make these mistakes all the time.

So if you're making mistakes in english, don't worry about it, we all do it and case in point.

So all of these examples are cases in point, not endpoint, A case in point is something that you use as an example to support a bigger argument or explanation or point as the case may be.

So these are just some, there are obviously a lot more, but these are very common ones that I thought everybody should understand.

And again, if you're making mistakes in english, no problem, people will generally let you explain yourself so that you can actually be understood and that's the key of communication, don't try to be perfect, try to be understood, right and that's the key and don't feel bad about whatever mistakes you're gonna make, I do it, my friends do it, everybody does it, it's all good.

So if you have any questions about this, you can ask me at Ingrid dot com in the comment section, there's also a quiz if you want to refresh your understanding and memory of these and see if you understood them correctly and again feel free to use questions and if anybody does make this mistake as you're speaking to them, let it go.

Don't worry about it too much.

It's all good.

Uh, come back next time.

I'll give you some more examples of good expressions for you to use with natives and hopefully get you more confident as well.

See you then.