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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

n a normal reading, which word would carry the main stress in the following sentences or parts of sentences?

It's some sand.
I did it too quickly.
He can email it.
I didn't think he would wait.
She didn't pay the bill.
  

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In the US, these would generally be pronounced with the main stress as follows: It's some SAND. I did it too QUICK-ly. He can E-mail it.

— Anonymous

  • In the US, these would generally be pronounced with the main stress as follows: It's some SAND.
  • I did it too QUICK-ly.
  • He can E-mail it.
  • I didn't think he would WAIT.
  • She didn't pay the BILL.
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In the US, these would generally be pronounced with the main stress as follows:

It's some SAND.

I did it too QUICK-ly.

He can E-mail it.

I didn't think he would WAIT.

She didn't pay the BILL.
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Even short sentences have more than one primary stress.
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