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0:17First question this week comes from Fan.
0:19Fan says, “Are ‘no’ and ‘none’ the
same meaning and do they have the same usage?”
0:24No, they don't have the same usage.
0:27We can't use them the same way but they have
sort of similar meanings.
0:30We can use “no” as a simple negative response
to something and we can also use it before
0:36a noun to mean we have zero of that thing.
0:42“You have no friends.”
0:43This means “no,” zero of that thing.
0:47“I have no friends,” for example.
0:50“None,” however, means not one or not
any.
0:53“None of my time is used wisely.”
0:56“None of his money went to charity.”
0:58“None of my friends want to hang out today.”
1:00So, we're using “none” to mean not any
of or not one of some other noun phrase.
1:07So, we can't use them quite the same, no.
1:09So, I hope that that helps you out a little
bit.
1:11Thanks for the question.
1:12Next question comes from Hanna from Vietnam.
1:16“What is the difference between ‘sounds’
and ‘seems’ and how to use them correctly?
1:21Can I use ‘sound’ for a person?
1:23For example, “You sounds not good.”
1:30So, we tend to use “sound” for things
that we hear with our ears.
1:36Like, information we get with our ears.
1:38“Something sounds good.”
1:40So, physically, we hear a sound with our ears.
1:43Someone suggests an activity?
1:45We say, “It sounds good,” because we heard
that information with our ears.
1:49Or, if someone suggests a bad idea, like,
“Oh, that doesn't sound good.”
1:54Or, if you hear a friend like coughing or
something you can say, “Whoa.
1:58You don't sound good.”
1:59So, those are all examples of information
we get with ears.
2:03But, “seem,” on the other hand, “seem”
is used for information we gain but we cannot
2:11So, it's used for an initial impression of
something.
2:16So, if we can confirm our kind of idea of
that thing, then it's kind of strange to use
2:25Let me give you some examples of this.
2:28“Your friend seems angry.”
2:29“That place seems dangerous.”
2:31In each of these examples, we can't really
quickly confirm whether our initial impression
2:39Like, if I touched something, like a nice
pillow and I said, “Oh, it seems soft.”
2:45That would be weird because I can confirm
the pillow is soft.
2:49I don't know where my arm is a pillow but
like I can confirm that right now.
2:53So, it sounds weird, it “sounds” weird
to use “seems” there.
2:57So, if you can confirm something quickly or
if you can understand that quickly, it's sort
3:03of strange to use “seems.”
3:05“Sounds” is used for information we get
with our ears.
3:08I hope that that helps you.
3:12That question also sounds good to me.
3:15Next question comes from Imon.
3:17“Which one is correct?
3:18‘She has gained admission to the club,’
or, ‘She has gained admission in the club.’”
3:23In terms of the preposition you're using,
“to” is correct.
3:26“She has gained admission to the club.”
3:28If, however, this is an example sentence about
going to a music venue, we don't use “gained
3:38“Gained admission” sounds very, very formal.
3:40If you're talking about a formal club or a
formal society.
3:43Like, “She has gained admission to the club,”
fine.
3:47If, however, you're just talking about like
going out to a party.
3:50We'll use, “She got into the club,” or,
“She has gotten into the club.”
3:54So, we say, “got into” or “get into”
a club.
3:57It sounds like it was difficult to get in,
this is how I go into clubs.
4:01It sounds like it was difficult to get in
but she was able to gain admission, so, “gain
4:06admission” sounds too formal, so we use
“got into” instead.
4:09So, I don't know if that's the situation here
but just in case there's an expression you
4:15To get into something.
4:17Next question comes from Mohamed Alhel.
4:19“What is the difference between ‘up’
and ‘above,’ ‘down’ and ‘below.’”
4:23Okay, depending on the sentence, the words
can have different grammatical functions but
4:28I assume this is a question about positioning
words.
4:31So, base difference, I suppose would be that
“up” and “down,” refer to movement.
4:37There's actual movement happening.
4:39“Up,” meaning things go this direction,
“down” meaning things go this direction.
4:43So, there's movement “up” or movement
“down” when you use the word “up”
4:48“Let's walk up the street.”
4:49“She scrolled down on the page.”
4:52“She put her hand up.”
4:53“He put his hand down.”
4:54So, all of these refer to movement, there's
some movement happening “up” or “down.”
4:59“Above” and “below,” however, refer
to fixed positions, there's no movement.
5:04And, we need to use a direct object when we
use “above” and “below.”
5:09So, when I say, “A is above B,” there's
an A and a B in that situation.
5:15I can't use “above” if I don't have an
A and a B. There's like a relative positioning
5:22there that's happening and there's no movement
happening either.
5:26“I put a shelf above the TV.”
5:27“Hide these keys below the sink.”
5:29“My name is above your name.”
5:31“Our sales were below the target amount
this month.”
5:33So, in each of these example sentences, there's
no movement happening, it's a simple position.
5:40In some cases, like in the first three examples,
the position is like a physical object.
5:45In the last example sentence, however, about
sales, it's a concept.
5:50So, “Sales were below the target amount
this month,” but the position is still fixed.
5:55So, there was a target amount and sales.
5:57Sales were below that target amount.
6:00So, you can use this for concepts or for physical
objects.
6:03So, keep that in mind.
6:04“Up” and “down,” movement.
6:05“Above” and “below,” no movement,
fixed positions.
6:10Thanks for the great question.
6:12Next question comes from Eugen.
6:14You don't have an “E” in the end, Eugen.
6:19What is the difference between ‘need,’
‘have’ and ‘should.’
6:21For example, ‘what do I need to,’ ‘what
do I have to,’ ‘what should I do?’
6:25Which sentence is correct?”
6:27Actually, all of these sentences are correct.
6:30It just depends on what you want to say.
6:32Grammatically, all of these are fine.
6:34But, the nuance and the meaning changes.
6:37Let's look at a simple example.
6:38“I have to go to the bank.”
6:40“I need to go to the bank.”
6:41“I should go to the bank.”
6:44“I have to go to the bank,” it sounds
like you have a responsibility to do that
6:49task and there's maybe some reason you don't
want to do that task.
6:54So, you I'm kind of like, “Aw.
6:56I don't want to do this thing.
6:59Or, “This is something I don't want to do
with my time but I have a responsibility to
7:04I have to go to the bank.”
7:06The second example sentence, “I need to
go to the bank,” sounds like, yes, you have
7:10a responsibility to do that task.
7:13That task is still your responsibility but
that feeling of, “I don't want to do this,”
7:18is not anywhere near as strong.
7:20If you say, “I have to go to the bank,”
it's like a stronger feeling of something
7:24you don't want to do.
7:25Maybe, if you say, “I need to go to the
bank,” you still don't want to do that but
7:30you're not really communicating such a strong
feeling of “I don't want to do this.”
7:34That feeling is much, much more diminished,
it's not as strong here.
7:38So, I need to go to the bank, it's pretty
neutral, just a responsibility phrase.
7:43The last one, “I should go to the bank,”
means I don't have a responsibility to do
7:48this task right now but it's probably a good
idea if I do it.
7:53“I should go to the bank.”
7:54This one's good for things you're maybe thinking
about, you're not responsible for but maybe
7:59there are good ideas.
8:00So, like, “I should clean my house,” or,
“I should do the dishes,” or “I should
8:03do my homework,” for example.
8:05“I should,” it's for things that are good
ideas but maybe you don't have a responsibility,
8:11“Have to,” sounds more like, “I don't
want to do this,” “need” is pretty neutral
8:16for a responsibility.
8:17In my case, that's how I use these words.
8:21I hope that that helps you.
8:23Next question is from Alexandre.
8:27What does “sick grind” mean?”
8:28What does “sick grind” mean?
8:29This is a skateboarding term, actually, but
I'm not a skateboarder.
8:34But a grind is when a skateboarder is doing
a trick and the skate boards, imagine this
8:42is the skateboard, they jump on to some obstacle
and the side of the skateboard does this motion,
8:48which we call grinding.
8:49So, it grinds against some obstacle.
8:51So, that trick is called a grind.
8:53“Sick,” however, is slang for cool, great,
awesome, nice, good.
8:58So, “sick grind” means that was a nice
grind, that was a cool trick, well done.
9:02So, it's a compliment.
9:03Very casual used probably among skateboarders
and other people who do similar tricks.
9:08By the way, you can replace “grind” with
anything you want to make a very casual compliment.
9:14Like, “Sick dinner, man.”
9:19Something that sounds kind of young and casual
and cool, we can use the word, “sick,”
9:24I don’t use sick because I'm not cool but
if you want to, you can use the word, “sick.”
9:28“Sick burn,” or like, “Sick ride.”
9:32Though, “sick” sounds kind of cool, young,
whatever.
9:34But, “sick grind” is a skateboarding term.
9:37Skateboarding and maybe other similar sports.
9:39So, hope that helps you.
9:41I'm not a cool person, I can't give you cool
examples but there you go.
9:46Next question, hopefully not a skateboarding
question, comes from Mohamed Al Dale.
9:51What's the difference in pronunciation between
‘very’ and ‘vary?’”
9:55“Very” and “vary” have no difference
in pronunciation.
9:57Very exciting, isn't it?
10:03That's it for questions that I want to look
at this week.
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