Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 12:29:47 -0500 (EST) From: "Jasper O'Malley" <jooji@nickelkid.com> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Non-native English (was: cvs commit: src/share/man/man5 sysctl.conf.5) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001171226230.43106-100000@cornflake.nickelkid.com> In-Reply-To: <20000117185918.C368@mojave.worldwide.lemis.com>
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On Monday, 17 January 2000 at 8:36:24 +0100, Oliver Fromme wrote:
> We were taught that the non-contracted form is often used to
> indicate emphasis, or to stress that part of the sentence.
> I.e. ``You are'' is more emphasized and "stronger" than the
> contracted form ``you're''. Compare the following two
> conversations:
>
> 1. A: ``Where am I?''
> B: ``You're at the airport.''
>
> 2. A: ``How do I get to the airport?''
> B: ``You _are_ at the airport.''
>
> The sentence of person B is the same, except for emphasis and
> accentuation. (I've aded underscores to indicate this.) In the
> second conversation, it is not possible to use the contracted form
> without breaking the emphasis.
As an American English speaker, I might also use the following to achieve
the same effect:
3. A: ``How do I get to the airport?''
B: ``You're _at_ the airport.''
Cheers,
Mick
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