From 9dcc0c0f1fc2d7219e5a53f432471b3b63ed9c88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2023 20:05:54 +0800 Subject: Tone indicators --- note/really.html | 3 +- note/tone.html | 1517 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 1519 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 note/tone.html (limited to 'note') diff --git a/note/really.html b/note/really.html index 0980ea7..7c82a6d 100755 --- a/note/really.html +++ b/note/really.html @@ -9,8 +9,9 @@

``Really'' is a confusing word

- Often times when the word ``really'' is used in as an adverb in an assertion, it may be useful to replace it with ``in some sense'', and seek to ask or clarify ``in what sense''. It shall be recognized that questions that arise from this replacement may be legitimately hard to answer, but it may be still beneficial to consider them. + Often times when the word ``really'' is used in as an adverb in an assertion or proposition, it may be useful to replace it with ``in some sense'', and seek to ask or clarify ``in what sense''. It shall be recognized that questions that arise may be legitimately hard to answer, but it may be still beneficial to consider them.

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The same applies for ``actually'' and similar words when used this way, though in my experience, people tend to use ``really'' this way. I do so too, and I'm trying to get rid of this habit.