The adverbs (or the last words) in each clause usually have almost identical intonation, from high to low. A single syllable word like "now" would have the hi-lo across the syllable. For a two syllable word with the accent on the first

Thanks, I see. I have never "heard" anything like that, I only have read it, so I don't know about the intonation, if there are any pauses, etc. I'll try to remember this thread in case I "hear" something like that, but

I must say I see it a different way: I just might is probably weaker than I might . I might just by itself is the strongest of the three, in my experience. Why don't you go and tell him what you think of him? I might just! - suggests you

Hi, consider the following question: Did you find that stuff in the dumpster, or did you actually buy it in a store? That was the normal version. Now, what I find myself doing informally is using the affirmative structure in the second part or

I find difficult to pronounce the work AVAILABLE with a good English intonation. It sounds funny when I say it. Has anyone a tip I could follow to get it right?

Thank you, CJ. The first statement I extracted from the book "Phantom of the Opera". My first narrative sentence there is used as a question (" it is to be war between us?" ). It sounded strange to me. Or in informal English we

Hi, I think your pronouciation is fantastic. I think I would assume you were English. Nothing really leapt out at me as 'wrong' but bear in mind there isn't just one English accent, so any tiny variations are usually assumed to

Samuraifingers: I'm sorry if I made it seem like I was expecting a professional assessment of my pronunciation. I am really only looking for brief comments such as "this or that vowel has the wrong quality" or "too much

I didn't know "register" could be associated with pitch and intonation. I thought it had to do only with choice of vocabulary, level of formality etc. More with pitch than with intonation. The four basic registers are soprano,

At a conference where participants are not native speakers, one would want to speak actually in a lower register (on the vocal scale), avoiding harsh, vibrant, exuberant, high-pitched tones. Hi Philip, Thanks for this info. I didn't know