Here is a demonstration of the flexibility of the English language: 7 different meanings based on the word that you stress.&nbsp; 1. I never said she stole your money. (Someone else did) 2. I never sa

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Here is a demonstration of the flexibility of the English language: 7 different meanings based on the word that you stress.

1. I never said she stole your money. (Someone else did)

2. I never said she stole your money. (never said that)

3. I never said she stole your money. (implied it in some other way)

4. I never said she stole your money. (she didn't, someone else did)

5. I never said she stole your money. (maybe she borrowed it)

6. I never said she stole your money. (the money wasn’t yours)

7. I never said she stole your money. (she stole something else.)

Apr 23, 2017 10:34 PM

I guess many other language requier your attention in stress of word. But in my language stress of syllable is nothing

April 24, 2017

In Persian maybe there are stress on all words at the one sentence!!! maybe it means all meaning that you have mentioned at one sentence!

April 23, 2017

Curious. In Spanish this works too.

April 23, 2017

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