[X4U] Re: X4U] Tolerance

[alexandre]

On 30 juin 06, at 10:16, Lars Bertelsen wrote:

>> : >Capitalization doesn't clarify things when you speak it. When a
>> : >person speaks, can you honestly distinguish what words are in caps
>> : >andwhat words are not?
>> :
>> : Spoken English uses intonation and emphasis in place of visual cues
>> : in printing.
>>
>> Consider the following two sentences:
>>
>> 	"I ate the burger."
>>
>> 	"I ate The Burger."
>>
>> Why would you pronounce either sentences differently?
>> How would you do so?  And could listeners distinguish
>> between the regular noun and the proper noun?
>
> Of course spoken English uses intonation, emphasis _and_ context in  
> place of visual cues in printing...
> In the example above, "I ate The Burger." would seem to mean that  
> you ate somebody named "The Burger". Presumably, that would be a  
> nickname and presumably hwoever you spoke to would know this and  
> also know that somebody ate this guy...
> But yes, you are right: The two sentences _would_ sound the same  
> and, if spoken to the wrong person at the wrong time, _would_ be  
> misunderstood.
> Which is a very good case for using capitalization when writing! ;-)
>
when speaking, to differentiate the two, wouldn't one say "i ate the  
burger" and "i ate thi burger"…?

alexandre
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