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An exercise on polysemic words
Thread poster: Aurora Humarán (X)
Aurora Humarán (X)
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Demonio ex Machina Jun 7, 2006

Amy Williams wrote:

I'm not sure whether stresses are quite what you're looking for but stressing different words can change the meaning:



No, Amy. I am only interested in the meaning regardless of intended intonation to serve specific purposes.

This has to do with human translators vs. machine translators.

Thank you so very much for your help! Should I be able to write something interesting, I will share it with you.

Au
 
awilliams
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OK Jun 7, 2006

Aurora Humarán wrote:

Amy Williams wrote:

I'm not sure whether stresses are quite what you're looking for but stressing different words can change the meaning:



No, Amy. I am only interested in the meaning regardless of intended intonation to serve specific purposes.

This has to do with human translators vs. machine translators.

Thank you so very much for your help! Should I be able to write something interesting, I will share it with you.

Au


OK, Au. Sounds great. Let us know how you get on.
Best,
Amy
 
Alfredo Tutino
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A Morality Play in two Lines Jun 16, 2006

Pregnant tiger


1st Zookeeper:

Lo and behold! Mary had a little lamb!

2nd Zookeeper:

Yes. Then Mary had a little lamb.


The Moral:

A miracle is never enough
(two, on the other hand...)





Copyright issues are to be resolved separately
 
Alban Fenle
Alban Fenle
Germany
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English to German
another possibility... Jun 18, 2006

It occured to me just now, when I was asking for someone on the phone, saying: "Could I have Mark?", that I maybe can say, Mary had a little lamb on the phone. Did they reminisce about the lion?

[Edited at 2006-06-18 22:37]
 
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