It might be the same one in the original Sim City. Definitely seared into my brain, and I hear it in shows, too
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Gas is a distinct state of matter. Or rather, a stinky state of matter
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I started reading it because I saw it in The Last Of Us S2. Pretty good so far
PrimeErective@startrek.websiteto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Europeans have a meter fetish6·2 months agoI always felt this should be the rubric for how long to have your turn signal on, too. Then it scales with speed!
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PrimeErective@startrek.websiteto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why do all languages share the same intonation for questions?2·11 months agoThe first two have emphasis that imply something different than a simple question. Like you are asking a bunch of people individually, and you are directing each question at a specific person.
The last one would maybe be like, if the person did something weird, and you were sarcastically asking where the are from, to imply that they were raised by wolves, or something like that.
Point being, yes, you can ask like that, but it has different connotations than a simple question, which I think is where you would use the rising intonation.
PrimeErective@startrek.websiteto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why do all languages share the same intonation for questions?2·11 months agoI’m totally with you. I think it is somewhat speaker dependent, but that is how I would say those questions.
What’s your NAme
How OLD (are you)?
Where are you FROm?
PrimeErective@startrek.websiteto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why do all languages share the same intonation for questions?1·11 months agoI guess in this example, “who is your daddy?” Is the main question, which has a somewhat flat intonation, but contrasted to the emphasis in the second half of the sentence, it feels like a rise
Ah ok, I think that’s actually a different one. This is the one I’m thinking of:
https://youtu.be/dklA4-ACN4k