Lessons In English Usage

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There is a lot more to learning a language than just learning the grammar and pronunciation, and then filling up with idioms, phrases, and slang terms.  You will also need to know how to use all of those tools.  That is were English Usage comes in.

In different situations, you will find that — though what you want to say may be grammatically correct — there is often a different way that certain things are commonly said.  This is where the world of grammar and lexis tend to overlap.

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Below Is A Growing List Of Lessons On Many Different Situations That A Person May Find Them-Selves In While Using English

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ADDING EMPHASIS:

• *Adding Emphasis*…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emxo5YP2KEY&index=11

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ASKING FOR AND GIVING ADVICE:

• *Asking For and Giving Advice* 001…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2JdvsLaYyA

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ASKING FOR & GIVING DIRECTIONS:

• *Asking for & Giving Directions in English*…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT3gxB1uU8Q
• *Giving Directions* (with Vocabulary) – (British English)…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGPLBCZi85s
• *How To Give Directions* – (Slightly more advanced)…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh2DuioOmbY

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APOLOGIES:

• *Apologies, Gratitude, Offers & Requests* (British English)…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=curq04VNYdI

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EXPRESSING CERTAINTY AND UN-CERTAINTY:

• *Expressing Certainty And Uncertainty* 001…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4PDEy8eyWw

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EXPRESSING REGRET ABOUT THE PAST / HOPES & WISHES FOR THE FUTURE:

• *Expressing Wishes In The 3rd Person* (+1 in 1st Person) …  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfmmTTVgGGo
• *How To Express Wishes (Past, Present & Future) … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE5pG73uuas
• *”I Wish I Had” / “I Wish I Hadn’t”* …  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4c0J8BiVvg

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EXPRESSING WISHES:

• *Expressing Wishes* 001…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfmmTTVgGGo

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EXPRESSIONS (Common Daily):

• *Common Daily Expressions (Part 1)*…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzZ5AlI-IdE
• *Common Daily Expressions (Part 2)*…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh5Ol5PKDvQ
• *Common Daily Expressions (Part 3)*…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwZwh8xJ_Ng
• *Common Daily Expressions (Part 4)*…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMxA4Q94qao
• *Common Daily Expressions (Part 5)* (making Appointments)…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiQmI9mvB-Q

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GRATITUDE:

• *Gratitude, Offers, Requests, Apologies* (British English)…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=curq04VNYdI

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TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE:

• *Describing When We Have Someone Do Something For Us*…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep4B4yu_OEc

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GREETINGS & INTRODUCTIONS:

• *Greeting, Introductions & Saying Goodbye* (British English)…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Cda9xyMr0

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MAKING OFFERS:

• *Offers, Requests, Apologies & Gratitude* (British English)…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=curq04VNYdI

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MAKING AN APPOINTMENT:

• *Making an Appointment*…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mta4yj5pliY
• *Common Daily Expressions (Part 5)* (Making Appointments)…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiQmI9mvB-Q

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MAKING DEDUCTIONS:

• *Modals of Deduction* (British)… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C74fuUpjO9U&index=9

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MAKING PREDICTIONS:

• *Making Predictions* (The language used for making predictions about the future)…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjVdWBQqDwk

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MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS / GIVING ADVICE:

• *“Should” & “Would” for Recommendations*…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVj0-GpeBMo&index=19
• *“Should” & “Shouldn’t”*…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zQUr2zpDyU

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MAKING REQUESTS:

• *Requests, Apologies, Gratitude & Offers* (British English)…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=curq04VNYdI

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SURVIVAL ENGLISH / TRAVELLING ENGLISH:

• *Survival English for Travelling*…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk-NeG9yX1w&index=31

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TELEPHONE CONVERSATION:

• *English Telephone Conversation*…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWawMZxDh9Y

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TELLING THE TIME:

• *Telling The Time*…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ocefMsExk&index=24

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WELCOMING A VISITOR:

• *Welcoming a visitor* (conversational British English) … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRvSi-MSa1c

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