tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post8401454241232539312..comments2024-03-17T09:14:13.950+00:00Comments on John Wells’s phonetic blog: impressed?John Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684304410735867148noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-2259565671330286862020-06-01T12:10:54.706+01:002020-06-01T12:10:54.706+01:00I read a article under the same title some time ag...I read a article under the same title some time ago, but this articles quality is much, much better. <br /><a href="https://www.techilife.com/how-to-delete-tiktok-account-full-tutorial/" rel="nofollow">How to Delete TikTok Account</a>Techilifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13366767795505739548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-17914678024635989192011-05-10T05:09:58.569+01:002011-05-10T05:09:58.569+01:00I think Phillippa is both right and wrong - right ...I think Phillippa is both right and wrong - right about what the correspondent most likely meant; wrong that the correspondent's failure to convey that meaning was in any sense due to their proficiency being <i>underestimated</i>. On the contrary, it is the correspondent's poor grasp of English pragmatics that leads to the impression they were criticising the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-21770276899860348572011-05-06T20:30:32.311+01:002011-05-06T20:30:32.311+01:00Possibly, Philippa, although a student who takes 2...Possibly, Philippa, although a student who takes 2 years to read 150 pages is unlikely to graduate <i>egregia cum laude</i>. Still, let us be charitable; perhaps he was busy with other things.Simon M Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879703456056313280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-85286873620139855382011-05-06T17:48:46.054+01:002011-05-06T17:48:46.054+01:00Well, to be fair, he did say, "I think it *wi...Well, to be fair, he did say, "I think it *will* be perfect if they *are* included," not, "I think it would be perfect if they were included."<br /><br />If a native speaker had used exactly that construction, you'd never have assumed that they were claiming to have read the whole book yet - they're just eagerly looking forward to finding out whether it will meet their standard of perfection as they go on. <br /><br />Maybe the moral is not to underestimate your correspondents' grasp of English? ;o)PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02962494229062269048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-2604417544832680842011-05-06T17:09:22.795+01:002011-05-06T17:09:22.795+01:00Thank you!Thank you!Duchesse de Guermanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198316853449400624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-19812414912679900872011-05-06T15:27:28.259+01:002011-05-06T15:27:28.259+01:00Of course, we positive-politeness Yanks wouldn'...Of course, we positive-politeness Yanks wouldn't dream of ending a sincere exclamation on anything but a rise.John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-18706283729611081012011-05-06T12:13:36.079+01:002011-05-06T12:13:36.079+01:00Dinora:
high prehead: ¯ macron 00AF
low prehead: _...Dinora:<br />high prehead: ¯ macron 00AF<br />low prehead: _ underscore 005F<br />non-low rhythmic stress: ° degree sign 00B0<br />low rhythmic stress: ˳ modifier letter low ring 02F3John Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13684304410735867148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-2804790373946978792011-05-06T11:22:33.624+01:002011-05-06T11:22:33.624+01:00In your book, on page 260 of the Appendix, what ar...In your book, on page 260 of the Appendix, what are the symbols used for high and low prehead and rhythmic stress (finer distinction)?Duchesse de Guermanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198316853449400624noreply@blogger.com