Name: 10 words you're not using correctly
Uploaded: 2019-01-18T05:10:42.000Z
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Adverbs of manner

Thanks for clicking, and welcome to this lesson on
ten words you are probably not using correctly.

So, just like the title says, I will look at
ten words that most people think they know

the meanings of, but
really you might not.

So, this video is intended for people whose
first language is English or advanced speakers

"Bemused" means: Perplexed,
puzzled, bewildered.

Most people confuse it with the word
"amused", so it does not mean amused.

Sentence example: "The plot
left me feeling bemused."

If you watched a confusing movie, the plot
was weird, strange, difficult to understand

- it puzzled you, it perplexed
you, it left you feeling bemused.

Now, if you watch a comedy,
that leaves you amused.

This one usually comes
down to pronunciation.

So, "cliché" is actually a
noun; it is not an adjective.

The adjective version is "clichéd"
with the little "d" at the end.

So, you can say: "Hollywood blockbusters
are full of clichés" - noun.

But if you want to use the adjective:
"His acceptance speech was so clichéd."

So, make sure: If you want to say something
is or was clichéd, that you're using that

"d" at the end; and if you want to say something
is full of clichés, you're using the noun

This means unbiased or not
influenced by selfish motivation.

It does not mean uninterested, as if
you're not interested in something.

For example: "Professional referees
need to be disinterested."

So, a hockey referee, a basketball referee, a
football referee - they need to be disinterested;

Also think of a supreme court
judge - they cannot have bias.

We need a disinterested judge or a
disinterested party; a mediator.

And the use of "uninterested": "I'm uninterested
in sports", if you're not interested in sports,

This means extreme evil;
not enormousness.

Yes, "enormousness" is an
actual word in the dictionary.

For example: "We cannot accept
the enormity of child labour!"

And here we have "enormousness": "The enormousness
of the pyramids must be seen to be believed",

"Fortuitous" - this means
unplanned or coincidental.

For example: "We ran into a fortuitous obstacle"
- an unplanned problem; something you didn't

plan for, and that was a coincidence
when you were doing your project.

And here we have "fortunate": "We were
fortunate to qualify for the tax rebate."

For example: "The noisome fish
market gave me a headache."

So, I'm walking in the fish market, the smells
are so strong, so powerful that I start not

Now, it is possible to say: "The noisy fish
market gave me a headache", but here, the

cause is the noise; the volume of the people
talking, and selling, and buying in the fish

So, remember: "noisome" -
smell; "noisy" - hearing.

This means stunned or bewildered;
shocked, if you will.

So, for example: "The witnesses
were nonplussed by the accident."

They were stunned,
bewildered by the accident.

You can be nonplussed by a play as well if it's
very shocking, like "12 Angry Men" - excellent.

You can feel nonplussed after that; there are
some shocking, you know, revelations there.

But you can also be unimpressed
by a play or a performance.

This means to prove
something to be false.

It does not mean to allege or
argue that something is false.

It means to prove it without
the shadow of a doubt.

So: "The lawyer refuted
the defendant's story."

The lawyer proved that the
defendant's story was a lie.

So, next time you want to use the word "refute"
in an argument or a conversation: "I refute

You want to prove that it's false, that's
when you use "refute"; if you want to argue,

you can say: "I'm going to
argue against that point."