hear, understand, say, teach etc--all these are not emphasized. What is usually emphasized is the subject of these verbs.
That’ll teach her to try to trick a trained attack detector!
No emphasis on 'teach'. Instead the emphasis falls on That.
I don't understand why they do it.
No emphasis on understand.
So, you hear like I don't understand > I don' stand
Phrase to search: "mental and verbal processes"
Paul Tech p. 139
20 common mental verbs
know, think, suppose, guess, mean, feel, remember, believe, understand, see, find, listen, consider, hear, love, expect, want, like, need, wonder
That’ll teach her to try to trick a trained attack detector!
No emphasis on 'teach'. Instead the emphasis falls on That.
I don't understand why they do it.
No emphasis on understand.
So, you hear like I don't understand > I don' stand
Phrase to search: "mental and verbal processes"
Paul Tech p. 139
20 common mental verbs
know, think, suppose, guess, mean, feel, remember, believe, understand, see, find, listen, consider, hear, love, expect, want, like, need, wonder
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