I am very sorry for the ambiguous title. But I don’t know how to explain it. With no artist in any art form is the life equivalent to the work, exactly; still, each informs the other, and the illumination of the dynamic between them is the biographer`s job. I tried to understand the meaning of … Read more
In the sentence “Only now do we have what we need to move forward”, the word do clearly has some emphasizing meaning. But I would like a more precise understanding. Topicalization and fronting are somehow involved . Is do turning the verb have into the topic? But do is not a placeholder in fronted position … Read more
Is there a name for the extra “uh” syllable that is sometimes added as emphasis on the end of words? From looking for examples this is an extra schwa syllable added to words. From further searching it seems to be more common among younger people. Children, teens, and young adults more than anyone else. Examples: … Read more
When I want to emphasize a noun by italicizing, do I need to italicize the article of the noun or not? For example, is this correct? "Is it an apple?" "No, it is an orange." Or, is this correct? "Is it an apple?" "No, it is an orange." A similar question for the. It is … Read more
In a book about the philosophy of William James, I have found the pattern transitive verb (to appreciate) + adverb of manner (fully) + direct object (what James means by distinguishing knowing into two kinds). As far as I know, grammatically speaking, it is incorrect to put an adverb of manner between the direct object … Read more
I’d like to know when to use italics and when to use single quotation marks should be used. For example: The word he was looking for was ‘abjuration’. vs The word he was looking for was abjuration. Answer I consulted The Oxford Guide to Style (2002) to see what a style guide focused on British … Read more
I am trying to emphasize the significance and prevalence of some problem by showing that even in a small group of people this problem is represented very well. Just for example, let’s say that we are discussing crime problem and I know that there are many people who were robbed in my school. At the … Read more
The sentence is “Tom was the first ever student from Jacksonville University to qualify for the prestigious math competition, while only being in his sophomore year” What i what to emphasise is that Tom managed to qualify for the competition while still being only in his sophomore year. As in, he was really young but … Read more
If a speaker clearly emphasizes a word or a term, should it be written down in quotation marks? e.g. Everyone’s so intimidated by “big data.” Answer Italics are used for emphasis and to identify words as words. However, in this case, big data is not really being emphasized in terms of pronunciation, nor, as the … Read more
English isn’t my native language, so my question might seem dumb to you, but I wanna be sure. I’m writing some fiction, but I have some problems with syntax… Here’s the question at issue : “why is this guy my brother and not Ed…?” The context : the speaker is annoyed by her brother behavior … Read more
