Are you using these common English words incorrectly? Shashi Tharoor on Indian English

What are Shashi Tharoor's pet peeves? Find out here...

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[pawanpathak]

Me: i understand english well
Shashi tharoor: *the pet peeves are really pedantic ones*

[hustler]

The first Indian who gets irritated when Americans make English mistakes 😂😎
Legend.

[MB-kggp]

It takes courage and confidence to speak in English with Mr. Tharoor😂

[crazy_desi]

The interviewer has guts to interview tharoor in english, if I would hv been there, i would forget whatever basic english I hv learnt throughout my life
Edit: saw that i posted this 2 yrs ago, thank you to all who were correcting my grammar, I scored 98 in english boards (12th) that yr, thanks to y'all 😂❤

[HimanshuSharma-gkum]

"Don't mug up the Dictionaries instead when you dont know a meaning of a word, instead read more books and eventually you find those meanings." - That line at the end was deep -

[anushreesuresh___]

After every Shashi Tharoor video I learn more English words than I ever could with my academic books so far. Internet indeed is a boon.

[karrr]

Most people get impressed by his range of vocabulary. His eloquence is more impressive . His ability to translate ideas into clean sentences on-the-fly, and speak each word legibly all the time is underrated. Must be an incredibly intelligent man, he finished PhD at 22, when most people just finish bachelor's

[someone-twkd]

The only politician which gets interviewed about his grammar

[ananyaverma]

I seriously love the way Shashi Tharoor speaks English. It has that air of confidence and authenticity around it. Seriously, would love to speak English like him one day.

[pulkitjain]

✍Presently : "Soon" ✅ not "now" ❌
👌Example: I'll be there presently. ✅
👌Example : I'm doing this presently. ❌(makes no sense )
✍Momentarily : For a moment ✅ not in a moment ❌
👌Example: The pilot says: "We will be airborne( aircraft is about to take off) momentarily".
The pilot here is using it as "in a moment".
✍"Importantly" ❌ is the wrong word(an unnecessary addition) as important is itself an adverb
👌Example: Most important I believe in...…..
✍Superfluous : Unnecessary
✍Pedantic : excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous
👌Example: Shashi Tharoor is pedantic about English.
✍Revert : To return to a previous state
👌Example: Ice reverts to water when it melts.
✍Reluctant : Describe someone who is hesitant to do something
👌Example: She was reluctant to go on the roller coaster ride.
🚫Reticent is used to describe someone who is hesitant to speak or share information OR reluctant to speak
👌Example: He was reticent about his personal life and rarely talked about it with others.✅
👌Example: He was reticent to take 10 steps forward. ❌(Wrong)

✍Some common improper pronunciations

3:19 🚫Pronunciation : "Pro-nun-ciation" ✅ not "Pro-noun-ciation" ❌
3:37 🚫Asthma : "A-z-m-a" ✅ not "As-tha-ma" ❌
3:45 🚫Epitome : "Uh-pi-tuh-mee(Upitumey)" ✅not "Epi-tome" ❌
3:50 🚫Hyperbole : "Hyper-buh-lee(Hyperbulley)" ✅ not "hyper-bole" ❌
3:59 🚫Plumber : "Plummer ✅" not "plum-ber" ❌

[sagnikpattanayak]

If I had a teacher like him I would definitely crack IELTS, GRE, TOEFL exams😜

[Tilesmania]

I like how he said that, "not only in India but mistakes are made everywhere".

[chittich]

I gained more knowledge here than my entire schooling.

[akhilsachdeva]

Listening to him, makes me feel like i'm illiterate

[tommyls]

He makes me want to go back to school and get a degree in English literature. Thanks for the inspiration.

[Anonymous-rejd]

When you realize, caption and subtitles match 100%.

[thanks_bruh]

I want this man as my English teacher.

[abhigyandas]

Never saw such English and accent in the whole world. True gem 💎

[hamishmchargUK]

There is no such thing as 'American English'. There is English. And there are mistakes.

- Queen Elizabeth, Great Britain.

[Rakesh-zhqh]

I like how the anchor tries to say “Indians” (sounds like a derogatory) but Shashi Tharoor on the other side keeps saying it’s not just Indian but it’s a global problem. I think that’s exactly why Shashi Tharoor is getting interviewed and that guy is still interviewing people!