Comment on Why do all languages share the same intonation for questions?
Nibodhika@lemmy.world 1 month agoSwitching the emphasis on one word can completely change the meaning of a phrase, there’s one example I love: "I never said she stole his money"
- I never said she stole his money (someone else did)
- I never said she stole his money (absolutely not true)
- I never said she stole his money (I wrote it down)
- I never said she stole his money (it was someone else)
- I never said she stole his money (she might have just borrowed it)
- I never said she stole his money (it was someone else’s)
- I never said she stole his money (she stole something else)