SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 25 days agoI hate that that happenslemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square141fedilinkarrow-up11.25Karrow-down17 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.24Karrow-down1imageI hate that that happenslemmy.dbzer0.comSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 25 days agomessage-square141fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·25 days agoCould be. So you say them exactly the same and not an inflection shift?
minus-squareDhs92linkfedilinkarrow-up7·25 days agoBecause you generally put more emphasis on the subject in English
minus-squarevariants@possumpat.iolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·25 days agoI’ll try and pay attention next time I have to say that that or if someone else says it. I think reading it and over thinking it makes it sound weird
minus-squareladlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 days agoI think it depends on if you want to emphasize something specifically or not. Second ‘that’ is the default it seems, but I first expected ‘was’ to be emphasized in this sentence
Could be. So you say them exactly the same and not an inflection shift?
No, why would I
Because you generally put more emphasis on the subject in English
I’ll try and pay attention next time I have to say that that or if someone else says it. I think reading it and over thinking it makes it sound weird
I think it depends on if you want to emphasize something specifically or not. Second ‘that’ is the default it seems, but I first expected ‘was’ to be emphasized in this sentence