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The speaker is trying to identify precisely if YOU were early – maybe there was only one person who arrived early, maybe they know everyone else was early but “what about YOU?”. The raised pitch focuses on the subject of the verb, YOU.
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(Message: "Were you on time?")
Analysis: The speaker is trying to identify precisely if YOU were early – maybe there was only one person who arrived early, maybe they know everyone else was early but “what about YOU?”. The raised pitch focuses on the subject of the verb, YOU.
(Message: "Were you on time?")
Quick Tip: The speaker is trying to identify precisely if YOU were early – maybe there was only one person who arrived early, maybe they know everyone else was early but “what about YOU?”. The raised pitch focuses on the subject of the verb, YOU.
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(Message: "I didn't arrive early, but did you?")
Analysis: The speaker is focusing on whether the person was early or late, there is some key difference for the context. Perhaps the person might have seen something if they were early. Or, maybe the speaker is interested why they DIDN’T do something because they had time if they were early!
(Message: "I didn't arrive early, but did you?")
Quick Tip: The speaker is focusing on whether the person was early or late, there is some key difference for the context. Perhaps the person might have seen something if they were early. Or, maybe the speaker is interested why they DIDN’T do something because they had time if they were early!
WARNING: You have not given permission to use the microphone. Change permissions in settings. Or refresh page to be asked again.If you have JUST given permission, try to refresh the page.
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