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Yanx Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
A language phenomenon--liaison
Hi,
I know that liaison is a very common phenomenon in the English language, such as "I got to go"="I gotta go"(real life pronunciation); "I'm going to"="I'm gonna"; "Catch you later"="See ya" etc.
I know the liaison phenomenon I have grasped now is quite limited. So could you please teach me more. Thanks in advance. (Sometimes, I can't even grasp the key words of a sentence when some people speak super fast.)
I know that liaison is a very common phenomenon in the English language, such as "I got to go"="I gotta go"(real life pronunciation); "I'm going to"="I'm gonna"; "Catch you later"="See ya" etc.
I know the liaison phenomenon I have grasped now is quite limited. So could you please teach me more. Thanks in advance. (Sometimes, I can't even grasp the key words of a sentence when some people speak super fast.)
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Liaison can be a person or a situation. As a person this would be someone who makes contact between two different parties. If you think of an intrepreter for a meeting, they would be a liaison, allowing contact between parties that speak different languages.
- Liaison can be a person or a situation.
- As a person this would be someone who makes contact between two different parties.
- If you think of an intrepreter for a meeting, they would be a liaison, allowing contact between parties that speak different languages.
- As a situation, it is a meeting or relationship (sometimes adulterous) between people.
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Liaison can be a person or a situation.
As a person this would be someone who makes contact between two different parties. If you think of an intrepreter for a meeting, they would be a liaison, allowing contact between parties that speak different languages.
As a situation, it is a meeting or relationship (sometimes adulterous) between people.
As a person this would be someone who makes contact between two different parties. If you think of an intrepreter for a meeting, they would be a liaison, allowing contact between parties that speak different languages.
As a situation, it is a meeting or relationship (sometimes adulterous) between people.
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Anne58, thanks for your answer,but what I actually meant was the sound liinking of the English language and giving me more examples like the ones I said in my question, not the meaning of liaison. Sorry about that, I made you misunderstood what I said. But no matter what, thanks again for your help.
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Ahhhh, I see you're after some of the colloquial (I suppose is the right term) phrases we use . . . .
like:
gotta run = I have to go
no biggie = it's not a big deal, or it's not a problem
I'm sure there are probably quite a few more, but I can't think of any others at the moment.
like:
gotta run = I have to go
no biggie = it's not a big deal, or it's not a problem
I'm sure there are probably quite a few more, but I can't think of any others at the moment.
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