hello everyone welcome to English with Lucy now today’s video is a little bit
Lucy now today’s video is a little bit
Lucy now today’s video is a little bit different it’s appropriate for both
different it’s appropriate for both
different it’s appropriate for both English learners and native speakers
English learners and native speakers
English learners and native speakers today I’m going to talk about words that
today I’m going to talk about words that
today I’m going to talk about words that are notoriously difficult to spell so I
are notoriously difficult to spell so I
are notoriously difficult to spell so I really don’t think much more explanation
really don’t think much more explanation
really don’t think much more explanation is needed let’s get started so word
is needed let’s get started so word
is needed let’s get started so word number one is a little bit of a weird
number one is a little bit of a weird
number one is a little bit of a weird one yeah you got it
one yeah you got it
one yeah you got it it is weird now we’ve been told time
it is weird now we’ve been told time
it is weird now we’ve been told time after time after time I before E except
after time after time I before E except
after time after time I before E except after C well not in this case and the
after C well not in this case and the
after C well not in this case and the best way of remembering it is weird is a
best way of remembering it is weird is a
best way of remembering it is weird is a weird word so it doesn’t follow the rule
weird word so it doesn’t follow the rule
weird word so it doesn’t follow the rule I’ve actually written it wrong so many
I’ve actually written it wrong so many
I’ve actually written it wrong so many times that my iPhone autocorrect now
times that my iPhone autocorrect now
times that my iPhone autocorrect now accepts weird with an IE it doesn’t do
accepts weird with an IE it doesn’t do
accepts weird with an IE it doesn’t do wonders for my reputation as an English
wonders for my reputation as an English
wonders for my reputation as an English teacher number to accommodate now does
teacher number to accommodate now does
teacher number to accommodate now does it have one C and two M’s does it have
it have one C and two M’s does it have
it have one C and two M’s does it have to season one M no it accommodates a lot
to season one M no it accommodates a lot
to season one M no it accommodates a lot of letters in it so we’ve got two of
of letters in it so we’ve got two of
of letters in it so we’ve got two of each letter and I always find this so
each letter and I always find this so
each letter and I always find this so hard to remember that you can think
hard to remember that you can think
hard to remember that you can think accommodate accommodates a lot of
accommodate accommodates a lot of
accommodate accommodates a lot of letters in it okay number three my
letters in it okay number three my
letters in it okay number three my favorite word for hangman can you guess
favorite word for hangman can you guess
favorite word for hangman can you guess what it is
what it is
what it is it’s got no vowels in it apart from a
it’s got no vowels in it apart from a
it’s got no vowels in it apart from a why ah its rhythm rhythm it’s a great
why ah its rhythm rhythm it’s a great
why ah its rhythm rhythm it’s a great word for hangman but only if you spell
word for hangman but only if you spell
word for hangman but only if you spell it correctly I can never get those
it correctly I can never get those
it correctly I can never get those letters in the right order luckily I
letters in the right order luckily I
letters in the right order luckily I don’t tend to play ho man on a daily
don’t tend to play ho man on a daily
don’t tend to play ho man on a daily basis number four and this word can get
basis number four and this word can get
basis number four and this word can get quite embarrassing if you spell it
quite embarrassing if you spell it
quite embarrassing if you spell it incorrectly yes it is embarrass much
incorrectly yes it is embarrass much
incorrectly yes it is embarrass much like with our second word accommodate
like with our second word accommodate
like with our second word accommodate embarrass also has two of each consonant
embarrass also has two of each consonant
embarrass also has two of each consonant double r and SS don’t spell it wrong
double r and SS don’t spell it wrong
double r and SS don’t spell it wrong because it will be embarrassing or is
because it will be embarrassing or is
because it will be embarrassing or is that number 5 and 16 years ago this was
that number 5 and 16 years ago this was
that number 5 and 16 years ago this was much more important than it is now it is
much more important than it is now it is
much more important than it is now it is millenium and this one is as hard to
millenium and this one is as hard to
millenium and this one is as hard to spell as it is to say millennium
spell as it is to say millennium
spell as it is to say millennium Minnelli a millennium on it yeah it’s
Minnelli a millennium on it yeah it’s
Minnelli a millennium on it yeah it’s another culprit of double consonants
another culprit of double consonants
another culprit of double consonants we’ve got a double L and a double n in
we’ve got a double L and a double n in
we’ve got a double L and a double n in there millennium
there millennium
there millennium millennium luckily we don’t have another
millennium luckily we don’t have another
millennium luckily we don’t have another millennium for another couple of hundred
millennium for another couple of hundred
millennium for another couple of hundred years so we’ll be okay for a while
years so we’ll be okay for a while
years so we’ll be okay for a while number six one of my favorite words to
number six one of my favorite words to
number six one of my favorite words to say liaison liaison and we always get
say liaison liaison and we always get
say liaison liaison and we always get confused by that triple Val there ia
confused by that triple Val there ia
confused by that triple Val there ia I I always want to miss out that final I
I I always want to miss out that final I
I I always want to miss out that final I don’t blame us for that spelling blame
don’t blame us for that spelling blame
don’t blame us for that spelling blame it on the French number seven her ass
it on the French number seven her ass
it on the French number seven her ass like embarrass it sounds like it should
like embarrass it sounds like it should
like embarrass it sounds like it should have a double R and a double s but it
have a double R and a double s but it
have a double R and a double s but it only has one R why well I think it’s
only has one R why well I think it’s
only has one R why well I think it’s quite fitting to harass you and the next
quite fitting to harass you and the next
quite fitting to harass you and the next one maintenance maintenance people like
one maintenance maintenance people like
one maintenance maintenance people like to put maintenance but in this word it’s
to put maintenance but in this word it’s
to put maintenance but in this word it’s not the case it is maintenance then we
not the case it is maintenance then we
not the case it is maintenance then we have very important pronunciation
have very important pronunciation
have very important pronunciation pronunciation
pronunciation
pronunciation now often English folk will say
now often English folk will say
now often English folk will say pronunciation
pronunciation
pronunciation I’ve actually been accused of it a
I’ve actually been accused of it a
I’ve actually been accused of it a couple of times on my pronunciation
couple of times on my pronunciation
couple of times on my pronunciation videos but I think it’s just a twang in
videos but I think it’s just a twang in
videos but I think it’s just a twang in my accent that makes a nun sound like
my accent that makes a nun sound like
my accent that makes a nun sound like noun non pronunciation pronunciation
noun non pronunciation pronunciation
noun non pronunciation pronunciation yeah so another one with the verb not
yeah so another one with the verb not
yeah so another one with the verb not fitting into the noun form to pronounce
fitting into the noun form to pronounce
fitting into the noun form to pronounce pronunciation maintain maintenance
pronunciation maintain maintenance
pronunciation maintain maintenance number ten and I really recommend that
number ten and I really recommend that
number ten and I really recommend that you you remember this one it is oh I’m
you you remember this one it is oh I’m
you you remember this one it is oh I’m on fire today it is recommend who would
on fire today it is recommend who would
on fire today it is recommend who would have thought yes again do we have the
have thought yes again do we have the
have thought yes again do we have the double consonants do we not in this case
double consonants do we not in this case
double consonants do we not in this case we don’t there’s just one C and two M’s
we don’t there’s just one C and two M’s
we don’t there’s just one C and two M’s and it’s one that I consistently get
and it’s one that I consistently get
and it’s one that I consistently get wrong I managed to rely on spell check
wrong I managed to rely on spell check
wrong I managed to rely on spell check for this one okay so those were my 10
for this one okay so those were my 10
for this one okay so those were my 10 words that are hard to spell and I’d
words that are hard to spell and I’d
words that are hard to spell and I’d love to know if there are any more words
love to know if there are any more words
love to know if there are any more words that you find it hard to spell put them
that you find it hard to spell put them
that you find it hard to spell put them in the comments and have a lovely day if
in the comments and have a lovely day if
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