Do you often make a statement that sounds like a question? Many of us employ habits when we speak that we aren't aware of and according to one online English teacher, they make you sound less intelligent.
Lucy Bella Earl, 25, from Hertfordshire in southern England, runs the YouTube channel "English with Lucy". Since creating the account in January 2016, her videos have attracted 2.5 million subscribers.
In a recent video, Earl shared two regular mistakes people make in everyday speech: upward inflection and using the word "like" too often.
"They make people sound dumb and unintelligent when they speak, without them even realising it," Earl explains in the video.
She goes on to warn that these habits could impact a person's chances in prospective employment situations: "If you do one of these things in a job interview, it has actually been proven that it decreases your chances of getting hired."