In Intonations^x

stress and intonation are so important! Yes, yes, yes!!! I think this is what makes English unique among European languages. It has a different sort of "music" to it -- so much of the meaning can depend on the intonation of a word or phrase.

Thank you very much Jim, your post really helped me a lot. CalifJim wrote: The topics of only, also, and even are huge, in case you haven't noticed. In a few posts we can barely scratch the surface. You are right, unfortunately. But now I think this problem only exists in writing. I...

I am Đạo, I'm living in Vietnam. In seperate words, I can pronounce well. But in such whole sentence or paragraph, I find it difficult to speak fluently. For examples, sometimes words connecting to words (the last sound of word will connect to the next one) must have a rule. Or which words in...

Q: Andy is too young to go to school, __ he? (1)is (2)isn't A: Either is possible: is he? would be used if the speaker were simply repeating something interesting or surprising that (s)he had been told, as if thinking about it deeply. Isn't he?, on the other hand, is used when the speaker wishes...

Hi, sometimes it's possible to say "Who you are?" or other expressions like that. This is possible when you repeat something that someone else said, and you repeat it in order to emphasize it. Examples: a1) "Hey dude, do you even know who I am, uh?" b1) "Who you are? No, I don't...

Milky wrote: <It would exclude any speaker whose ability to comprehend your English was not a problem.> Thanks for the clarification. So your sentence should have read something like this, right? "In informal situations (e.g. where you have to entertain overseas colleagues...

Marvin A. wrote: Sorry, that went right over my head. Could you rephrase without all of those X's? If e.g. a native Italian deliberately speaks Italian with an English accent, and with English intonations, phrasings, etc., it is likely to be much more comprehensible to an English person who...

MrPedantic wrote: MrPedantic wrote: Alienvoord wrote: I've been to India 3 times, and knowing Hindi does help, at least in central India. But I find that while I'm there I do sometimes imitate the pronunciation and phrasing of Indian English . Maybe this is just because I'm...

hello, im jhizzkristof and a new user too and wanted to learn too. I am fromphilippines and i am trying to learn to be more correct and fluent in using/ english before going to apply in call center. Email. anyone who wanted to help about intonation/ dictions and etc please eamil me...

MrPedantic wrote: Alienvoord wrote: I've been to India 3 times, and knowing Hindi does help, at least in central India. But I find that while I'm there I do sometimes imitate the pronunciation and phrasing of Indian English . Maybe this is just because I'm immersed in it. I have the feeling...