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In most conversations, when the speaker is being sarcastic, it will be very clear. The first case, "This is really delicious food," would most likely be said when the food in question is very obviously NOT good. In a lot of cases, this will be accompanied by intonation and facial...

Hi. AvangiMy name is Wang. Thank you very much for taking so much time to answer my question. The four tones of the Chinese characters are not really like the intonation of an English sentence or expression. The pitch in fact is a part of the character. A same character with different tone...

I'm feeling rather better today. How does rather work here?Cambridge says rather means quite or to a slight degree or sometimes very.After a little searching this site, I understand meanings of rather and quite depend on the context, intonation, or even a face expression.Thanks

Hi, I had never heard of that expression, and it's just perfect! I've known some people from South Wales (Swansea and Cardiff, especially) and they really seemed to sing while speaking, because of their usage of intonation. It took me some time to get used to it, but it was not difficult...

Spoken language is the real language, the "default" one. It is actually much more precise than written language (because of stress and intonation, or facial expressions if you are face to face). So I agree: teachers should put much more emphasis on spoken English, which is also the most...

CalifJim wrote:For example, all of the following are wrong: Did everyone understand any questions? Did you give both of them any help? Are all of the employees expecting to take any vacation time during the coming week?Aaaargh! This thread literally made me swear, lol. Darn some and any,...

Here's your answer...Hear hear From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • Learn more about citing Wikipedia • Hear hear is an expression that originated as hear ye, or hear him, usually repeated. This imperative was used to call attention to a speaker's words, and...

Kooyeen wrote:Hi Simi,double negatives can have two meanings: negative + negative = positive, or negative + negative = negative.It all depends on stress and intonation:- Again, tell me how much money you have... - I said I don't have no money... (<-- I don't have any money = negative)- You...

You need to find a conversation tutor in Korea. There should be some available in Pusan. There is no better solution than one on one practice. To understand English well you need to observe facial expressions and gestures. A lot of English conversation is non-verbal and subtle intonation.

Oops! = after making a minor error Whoops! = after dropping something unimportant Yikes! = semi-humorous expression of mild alarm Mmm = (level intonation) I'm sceptical about what you have just said Mmm? = (rising intonation) What was that? Pardon? Mmm-mmm = That's delicious! Ups-a-daisy!...