The MOST Confusing English Mistake - Did you say CAN, CAN'T or ???? (+ Free PDF & Quiz)

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:32 Can vs Can't - British English
06:09 Can vs Can't - American English
7:28 Confusing Numbers - TY vs TEEN

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[jeffmorse]

As an American who speaks with a Northern California/Western US accent, sometimes I have to repeat myself when saying "can't" because it does sound so similar to "can". Once you mentioned the similarity it made me think of how many times I've repeated myself when someone misunderstood.

[onlynice]

To avoid confusion, release all the letters of can't: cannot. Problem solved.

[learningjourneys]

really love this background.., , fresh and brings peaceful vibe when i'm learning. thanks lucy

[tobiasrunck]

That's why I like to say "I can not" for a better understanding especially on the phone. Easy to avoid misunderstandings

[muntashirrahman]

That background is beautiful. The white of the windows with the green of the trees - glorious.

[tharii]

1) Sixty
2) Seventeen
3) Seventeen
4) Eighteen, then Eighty...?
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[Xubono]

What I appreciate about this channel is while describing the subtle differences to listen for, you eloquently hint to native speakers how to speak clearly with no extra effort. I’m Australian and I love the many accents that people have.

[javiTests]

As a non-native speaker I learnt to say "cannot" instead of "can't" very quickly when I came to live to the UK 😂. Another useful examples words learnt very quickly were "that place with sand most of the time but simetimes with small stones next to the sea when you typically go to have a tan" instead of "beach" and "square piece of paper, usually white, where I can write something down" instead of "sheet".

[jerometsowinghuen]

Sometimes it is confusing when we misheard between 'can' and 'can't', I would use 'can' and 'cannot' for preventing any confusions.

[MikeDecky]

The sweetest English teacher I’ve ever met. Learning English is now pure pleasure. Thanks for your work Lucy!

[sindako]

My accent is British, and those videos always empress me of how you teach it, we do miss alot while talking and won't notice those things ....

[nandanacn]

1, Sixty
2, Seventeen
3, Seventeen
4, Eighteen.
Before 3 months, i was needing subtitles in English with Lucy videos, and I didn't understand what she was saying in lucy bella videos.And now I don't need subtitles and I'm really proud of myself that I understand everything fastly now.Thank you Lucy.Loads of ♥love♥ from India🇮🇳🇮🇳

[thejoecwk]

I’ve been being confused by “can” and “can’t “ in US English since I was born. You explained the difference very well, but I can’t distinguish still.

[m]

Your American accent is excellent! I would love to hear you read a paragraph or two using your American accent. Could be fun! 😃

[dafthar]

In the Japanese language there's a phenomenon called pitch accent. It's not the same as the stress accent in the European languages, although learning it has helped me recognize subtle differences between -ty and -teen words, the very same that Lucy mentioned in the video (about stress being put on the first syllable in the -ty words). I'm glad I could verify this knowledge 😊 great video as always, Lucy, love from Poland!

[greenrage]

Also, I love some British dialects when they say numbers like (80) ate-ee and (90) nighnt-ee.

[devki_dutt]

You're such a genius teacher ever

[paulo]

I wouldn't mind having an english professor like you!!

[fabj]

Hey Lucy, great video as always! Another very tricky example would be ‘better, butter and batter’ (especially the latter!). Most of the time context surely helps, but it’s still not so easy to spot the difference sometimes. Fortunately “batter” is not used that frequently

[lililacour]

Thank you for your wonderful lessons, Lucy! I'm an Argentine teacher of English as a foreign language and I teach my students this tongue twister to practice the difference between CAN and CAN'T: If a can-opener can't open a can it can't be a can-opener, can it? Greetings from Buenos Aires.