10 English Grammar Mistakes that are Accepted in Casual Speech

There is a difference between how people should speak and how they actually speak. Language is democratic. This means that the community of people who speak a language ultimately decide which words and structures are accepted in that language. Let me be clear: YOU SHOULD ALWAYS STRIVE TO USE CORRECT GRAMMAR, especially in formal situations such as work reports, emails, and academic essays. However, in casual, everyday situations, almost everyone makes mistakes. And I don’t just mean people who are learning a new language – I mean people who speak that language as their first language. In the case of English, there are many grammatical mistakes which people make, but which are accepted in informal situations. I look at those mistakes in this video, including the technically incorrect usage of there is instead of there are, lay instead of lie, less instead of fewer, me instead of I, and more. Watch this class to learn the correct usage in all of these cases, and to learn how many people actually speak in casual settings. Test your own grammatical understanding by doing the quiz – and don’t worry if it’s not perfect! You’re probably not alone.

Hey Alex. Thanks for this wonderful lesson. I scored 9/10 !!!!!!!!!

palakshi nautiyal

Well done! I’m glad you found it useful.

Alex

1o/1o
Thanks Mr.Alex for learning us these words and structures used in casual, everyday situation.
I’m person who speak English language as the third language.

Jannyl

You’re doing very well for a third language! What are your first two?

Alex

Thank you for reply Mr.Alex
You are alone from Engvid who always reply us.This inspires us.
As usual I’m stoked to watch your Engvid lessons
First-native Kazakh
Second-Russian

Jannyl

Thanks for this fantastic lesson

KUJOSE61

Hi. Thanks a milllllllioooon.You actually helped me review sth about grammar. 🙏

VmE1402

thanks

naaji qasim

Thank you my teacher i scored 10\10
i cannot express my gratuatide !!!! thanks

ghofrane12345

Hi Alex, thank you for this class. I scored 8/10

Kelvyn medrano

i nail it!

OBAS509

Hello, Alex! I got 9 of 10. The topic you are disclosed was very interesting and helpful. Some of materials were known, some weren’t. So thank you very much. Your lessons are extremely useful for me and others.

Rosewell

Thanks for the lesson.I scored 8/10.

David Silva Gutierrez

Great, It is so interesting.

Mohd Amin Nasir

Thanks Alex, one more time for this very useful and insteresting class.

ctierrez

Oh.I’m make lotsa mistakes!

caoduc

Thanks Alex

sherein125y

Hi Alex! Thank you for your lesson. 10/10 :)

iqoqiauri

Thank you so much! Alex

musta33

The questions are really excellent.I enjoyed them. Bye the way, I lack speaking practice. Would you please tell how I can find persons to practise speaking English with? Thanks a lot ❗🙏

Anil Kumar Sahu

It was an interesting lesson. I hope I will make fewer mistakes than past.

Abdullah@

I enjoyed watching video . The materials included were very interesting . I think everyone did this kind of mistakes during a conversation. It is very important to avoid this mistake when we are writing. Test after lesson was very easy. Thank you.

Weronika 90

10 English Grammar Mistakes that are Accepted in Casual Speech

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