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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
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Who is the one ~~ You are a one(+stress)

[1] You say who is the one to take care of the old daddy? You are a one.

Q1) I don't know why it says 'a one'.

Q2) The sourse I found says the stress falls on it; I don't know why

[2] I'm going to Providence to see the Lees. We will see many mutual friends. Her people are from Korea.

Q3) The sourse I found says the stress falls on 'her'; I don't know why
  

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Q1 -- It seems to me to be a mistranscription. It should read ' the one'. Q2 -- Because that is the main point of the utterance.

  • Q1 -- It seems to me to be a mistranscription.
  • It should read ' the one'.
  • Q2 -- Because that is the main point of the utterance.
  • The spelling is 'sour c e'.
  • Q3 -- I don't either, unless outer text refers to another person's 'people' from another country.
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Q1 -- It seems to me to be a mistranscription. It should read 'the one'.

Q2 -- Because that is the main point of the utterance. The spelling is 'source'.

Q3 -- I don't either, unless outer text refers to another person's 'people' from another country.

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