This sentence has seven different meanings, depending on the stressed word:
at binasa ko xa ng 7 times..! nice.. ;)
Pretty strict :> But yeah, nice to know.
The beauty of communication. 50% of the message is the words, the other 50% is how you say it. I learned that in class....
I love languages. I love English.
brilliant point.
Tone is everything.
This sentence has seven different meanings, depending on the stressed word: I didn’t say she stole my money — someone...
People who study English are the worst!
This is why I hate the English language…
I love the English language.
This sentence has seven different meanings, depending on the stressed word: I didn’t say she stole my money — someone...
English = fascinating.
This sentence has seven different meanings, depending on the stressed word: I didn’t say she stole my money — someone...
tumblrs are dorks. including me.
Khủng khiếp quá..
This sentence has seven different meanings, depending on the stressed word: I didn’t say she stole my money — someone...
enjoyed reading this. My favorite is number 3.
Damn, English. D:
am CONSTANTLY doing this in...head with sentences...was...
Don’t you just love english?
Homies got too much time...their hands, and i got too much free time reading this.
someone, not her specifically but someone,...or borrowed without asking, not...
many reasons men do
————————————————————————————- The english language is a complicated thing.
do this with random phrases all the time....love how many shades of meaning are in one...
ahhhh…semantics and tone.
i’m studying prosody&intonation right now, even! so good!
See? English is a tonal language.
Interesting. Emphasis on different words makes the whole sentence different.
OH EM GEE! How much do
like this innnteresting.
Isn’t language fun!?
Tone is awesome. :)
this is why AIM fails
about how much I love grammar >.
wow this was awesome.
I didn’t say she stole my money
Hahaha this is awesome. I had to say each one, each time with more attitude. ROFL :)
know this isn’t strictly grammar-related. But tonight, for some reason, I’d been thinking of the beautiful subtleties...
Oh Hey There: “I didn’t say she stole my money” Reading this, I feel like...demonic child...
Monkeytypist is right. The literal, compositional meaning of the sentence stays exactly the same regardless of stress....
Say what you mean!
listen to which one of the seven you actually said or b.) get themselves in a lather over bullshit and hear whatever...
If you ever see me spacing out, this is usually...type of thing I’m working out in
This could kind of work with any sentence, right? This could kind of work with any sentence, right? This could oh fuck...
Oh, good grief. Does anyone reblog this without thinking, even for a second, about what the meaning of “meaning” is?
learn speaking English! XD
Haha, I emphasized each word too! This is soo true and too funny :)
read each one. And yes...did emphasize the italicized word
(Hahaha, I do this stuff in my head)
Oddities in the English language, you say? Well I say: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo...
The funny thing about...English language is you could do this with many, many sentences....
Sometimes language can really blow your mind.
English is so stressful.
is why intonation is so important
bet you will too! You gotta love how language works sometimes.
fucking English language.
Oh my dear. We studied this in Linguistics.
Irregardless of what was stressed, without a period at...a sentence ;) And also, bitch...
above examples are all true; but...do believe that the sentence may bear other meanings:...
Pretty cool, ey? Just shows how important tone is.
inky: This sentence has seven different meanings, depending on
erickd:woody:inky:...This is why I’m glad I didn’t have to try and learn english as a...
for the linguistics award winner, kneeknee.
is really useful for directors who need to make...one little change
complexities of the English language. inky:
changed the pronouns - generic examples are usually referred to by masculine pronouns (I’m