Relacionar Columnas Emphasis to Express MeaningVersión en línea Speakers often emphasize a word to express a certain emotion or meaning. The exact emotion or meaning will depend on the emphasized word and on the situation. • I don’t like it. Please stop! (The emphasis probably shows anger.) • You don’t like it? Really? (The emphasis probably expresses surprise.) • Actually, no, I don’t like it. (The emphasis corrects a misunderstanding.) • Jonah likes it, but I don’t. (The emphasis makes the different opinions clear.) por Royner Villalobos Rojas 1 "Every species changes over time." 2 "However, living fossils look similar to their actual fossils because they have changed less than other species." 3 "In simple terms, these are species with three key... sorry, with two key characteristics." 4 "First, they're still alive now. And second, they look almost the same as actual fossils from long ago. They aren't the same, of course." 5 "Fossils are interesting, but today I want to focus on living fossils." The emphasis corrects a mistake the speaker has made. The emphasis contrasts one idea or thing with another one. The emphasis contrasts one idea or thing with another one. The emphasis makes sure listeners understand a key point. The emphasis makes sure listeners understand a key point.