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Zoltán Király Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Word stress: a hot dog vs a hot dog
1. a hot *dog*.
2. a *hot* dog.
In the first statement the stress is on the word "dog". In this case, we mean the cooked sausage served in a sliced bun as a sandwich?
In the second statement we describe just the dog. Am I right?
2. a *hot* dog.
In the first statement the stress is on the word "dog". In this case, we mean the cooked sausage served in a sliced bun as a sandwich?
In the second statement we describe just the dog. Am I right?
Top answer
We are unlikely to refer to a canine animal as 'hot'.
- We are unlikely to refer to a canine animal as 'hot'.
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I know but I saw these examples in Ann Cook's American Accent Training book. I thought she just wanted to show the difference.
duh duh duh
a hot dog
duh duh duh
a hot dog
duh duh duh
a hot dog
duh duh duh
a hot dog
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They are rather silly examples, in my opinion. It would have been more realistic to give examples such as blackbird/black bird, greenhouse/green house.
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