Word Stress and Sentence Stress Normally when we say "I feel stressed" it means "I feel anxious". Stress is a kind of worried feeling about life or work. But there is another kind of stress that actually helps us understand. This other kind of stress is an accent that we make on certain syllables and words when speaking English. When words combine to form sentences not all of them are stressed. Sentence stress is the music of spoken English. Sentence stress is what gives English its rhythm or
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Definition: The process of creating a new word out of one or more old words‚ either by adding a prefix or suffix or by compounding. Adjective:derivational. Examples and Observations: * "Morphology may be divided into derivation--rules that form a new word out of old words‚ like duckfeathers and unkissable--and inflection--rules that modify a word to fit its role in a sentence‚ what language teachers call conjugation and declension." (Steven Pinker‚ Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language
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alone expose‚Now One in Verse makes many more in Prose. ... (1–8) Despite the harmful effects of bad criticism‚ literature requires worthy criticism. Pope delineates common faults of critics‚ e.g.‚ settling for easy and cliché rhymes: And ten low words oft creep in one dull line:While they ring round the same unvaried chimes‚With sure returns of still expected rhymes;Wher’er you find "the cooling western breeze"‚In the next line‚ it "whispers through the trees";If crystal streams "with pleasing murmurs
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A thousand words and million thoughts There is a saying that "a picture is worth a thousand words and a million thoughts". When my mother sent me a picture of my little brother DJ playing football in his first year‚ I had a million positive thoughts running through my head. Many thoughts not just thoughts of him playing football but about everything. That photo represents a lot more to me and my family than what meets the eye. This
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to Nigga: Not Bad After All" When some think about the word nigger they immediately think about negativity and some might even venture to say that it is a "bad" word. It takes you back to a time when blacks were oppressed and demoralized. When blacks were looked at as inferior and not worthy to obtain equal rights in America. But that was decades ago and it is now the 21st century. Not only have we changed the spelling of the word‚ by dropping the er and adding a‚ but the definition has changed
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Power of Words Do you remember the saying as a child‚ “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me?” The second part of this phase was and still is commonly overlooked‚ but many can oppose this statement according to personal experiences. Not only have people’s feelings been hurt by words‚ but many lives have been lost as well. The power of words is extremely powerful and can affect one emotionally‚ physically‚ and mentally. A certain phrase‚ phrases
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Words can have a huge emotional impact on people‚ and often affect their self-image and self-worth. It is words like "retard" or "retarded" for one‚ which can surely lead to such a result. People in today’s society are not aware of the true and hurtful meaning of this word when they use it. No matter when it is used or how it is used‚ it will always have the negative connection with those who have such mental disabilities. Futhermore with such frequent use‚ those suffering from these disabilities
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Introduction: Carl Von Clausewitz said‚ “Courage‚ above all things‚ is the first step in becoming a warrior.” When deciding what word to use‚ I contemplated what word best describes myself. The word handsome would have been too easy. Smart would have been a stretch; however‚ when I looked into the mirror‚ I saw myself clothed in armour‚ and who wears armour? Warriors. Obviously‚ I am not a soldier suiting up to go to the front line in defense for the United States of America; however‚ I do dress
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2014 Words Words are used everyday. It’s the easiest way for humans to communicate. Without words‚ our perception of the world would be perplexing. This demonstrates how important and powerful words are. Words and phrases also evoke different meaning. Words are powerful enough to start wars or create peace. In fact‚ how we present a word can determine someone’s positive or negative outlook on a situation. All words we use have literal or direct meaning. Sometimes words are denoted as being figuratively used
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The Use of the Word “Retard” Have you ever used the word “retard” without thinking about what the word really means? Patricia Bauer author of “A Movie‚ A Word‚ and My Family’s Battle” writes about how the movie industry uses the word “retard” loosely with no regard for the intellectually disabled community. Bauer explains how society has accepted the use of the word “retard” as a common phrase to mean or make fun of a mistake that was made. The writerThere are many qualities needed for a good
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