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Erious Posted 16 years ago
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The difference between two intonations.

I learned that you can make different meaning depending on your intonation.

For example,

A : How did you like the movie?

B : It was pretty good.

If B says it stressing 'good', then it means that I like it or It was really good.

And if B says it stressing 'pretty', then it means that I didn't like the movie that much.

Here is a question.

I thought the meaning of B saying is basically that the movie is very good. I don't know why the latter has that meaning.

Would you explain this?

THANKS IN ADVANCE.
  

Top answer

Erious B : It was pretty good. Yes, we use adverbs to qualify an adjective, and the tonality can change the meaning. It was wonderful / excellent.

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  • Erious B : It was pretty good.
  • Yes, we use adverbs to qualify an adjective, and the tonality can change the meaning.
  • It was wonderful / excellent.
  • [Y] [Y] [Y] [Y] It was very good.
  • [Y] [Y] [Y] It was quite good.
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EriousB : It was pretty good.
Yes, we use adverbs to qualify an adjective, and the tonality can change the meaning.

It was wonderful / excellent. [Y] [Y] [Y] [Y]
It was very good. [Y] [Y] [Y]
It was quite good. [Y] [Y]
It was good. [Y]
It was pretty good. [Y] [N](If you stress "pretty", it means that I selected this word, and did
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Appreciate your answer.

It is very easy to understand !
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