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by Ali Maulidi
A funny thing about language...
Word stress, tone, and context change meanings. Emphasis shifts interpretation in phrases, sentences, and idioms.
Posted in
ambiguity,
communication,
communication skills,
context,
conversational tone,
double meaning,
emphasis,
English language,
expression,
homonyms,
idioms,
interpretation,
intonation,
Language,
linguistic nuance,
meaning change,
misunderstanding,
phonetics,
phrase variations,
pronunciation,
sarcasm,
semantics,
sentence structure,
speech patterns,
spoken language,
stress,
subtle meanings,
tone,
voice inflection,
word stress,
wordplay
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