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Hi Anon,I'm fascinated by the subject, though uneducated in it's linguistic applications.Pitch recognition, like color recognition, is a mysterious phenomenon. Most "western" musicians consider it rare, possibly genetic, or inborn. Some are envious of those who have that...

A flash of an idea I was really shocked when I could not continue with my research on the chosen topic. I did not know what to do and felt a bit disappointed. One morning I just surfed the Internet to relax myself. Accidentally, I heard a story for children, which was very interesting. I...

Ok, I will answer your original post: Hoa Thai wrote:PART I:Does 'A is not as strong as B' mean 'A is weaker than B' to you? Most of the times, but not always. If it does go to PART II, else go to Part III below and see if your reason is the same as mine; if not, please offer your thought. I'm...

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...

Competent language users know grammar of the language in the sense that is subconscious that allows them to produce infinitive number of sentences” Native speakers know their language naturally with perfect sound, stress and intonation. A native speaker knows how to accommodate and produce...

I am not infatuated with the software that runs this site. Often I cannot post a message. I wrote a lengthy response to this, and then suddently everything disappeared. I think that this second writup will be shorter. Forbes wrote:Imagine a language in which: “The man hit the table...

Imagine a language in which: “The man hit the table with a stick” is “Copoloteko tipadela tisadure asutariki bu.” In this sentence co = a classifier indicating that we are talking about something animate polo = man te = a nominative case marker ko = the speaker wishes to emphasise the...

I like the dash. It lets one add emphasis and (dramatic) pauses.I think the summary in Webster's Third New International Dictionary is excellent:7. THE DASH7.0 In its function in writing and in the speech intonation to which it corresponds, the dash is similar to the comma and the colon, and a...

MrPedantic wrote:It's a little difficult to express without intonation...But: 1. "Have many people applied for the job of teaboy at English Forums?" "Yes – quíte a few." = a significant number; but nothing to get excited about. 2. "Have many people applied for the job of teaboy at English...

It's a little difficult to express without intonation...But: 1. "Have many people applied for the job of teaboy at English Forums?" "Yes – quíte a few." = a significant number; but nothing to get excited about. 2. "Have many people applied for the job of teaboy at English Forums?" "Yes, quite...