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Episode: 0312 – The Downward Circumflex Intonation Within A Word
Description: 2021.11.08 – 0312 – The Downward Circumflex Intonation Within A Word This is, unsurprisingly, a word said in a higher pitch followed by a lower one, and as you might expect often signifies closure, certainty, finality – and is what we often use at the end of a sentence, as well as:· Usually for straight questions expecting more straight answers – “Is the team playing today or tomorrow?” / “Tomorrow.”· “What will Professor Harris say?” · “Why is she so upset?” · “Why are you complaining?” · “Where could you s...