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britdam007

britdam007

India

she is a gorgeous successful woman.   



1) In the above sentence , would it be proper to stress on the words “gorgeous” and “woman”? Since you are a native speaker of English and I am not the one I would want help from you in this regard. Could you please advise?


2) Also I’d like to know whether or not to stress on the 1st adverb if 2 adverbs are adjacent?


e.g. The cat was completely, utterly content to lay about all day.


In the above sentence would you stress on completely or utterly?


Best regards,



Abhishek

02:59 PM Dec 01 2013 |

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Teacher AmySuper Member!

United States

In both cases, the speaker’s emphasis is based on personal choice. Native speakers will emphasize words they think are important.


Best,


Amy

07:48 PM Dec 04 2013 |