Tone for a sentence with "but"
Peter I really want to change the way that I act in public.
Therapist: ...but ...
Hello, I heard about if people slightly raise the tone of the last word, there's usually a "but" followed. So in the above sentence, when Peter finished his words, the therapist can''t help asking "but".
Do you think so? I mean if a sentence will be followed a but, the speaker will raise very slightly the tone of the last word- public, though it is not as obvious as that in a sentence about question, where the tone of "public" will be very obviously raise?
Thanks!
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In this scenario, raising the tone of the last word may imply "... ", or similar. However, generally speaking, there is an increasing trend for English speakers to raise the tone of the last word for no good reason.
- In this scenario, raising the tone of the last word may imply "...
- ", or similar.
- However, generally speaking, there is an increasing trend for English speakers to raise the tone of the last word for no good reason.
- The habit used to be mostly confined to certain regions or accents, but has become contagious.
- It is incredibly irritating.
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In this scenario, raising the tone of the last word may imply "... so could you tell me how I might do that?", or similar. However, generally speaking, there is an increasing trend for English speakers to raise the tone of the last word for no good reason. The habit used to be mostly confined to certain regions or accents, but has become contagious. It is incredibly irritating.
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