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Example of Colloquial and Familiar words.

Colloquial - Familiar
a bunch of numpties a group of idiots
to bamboozle to deceive
go bananas go insane or be very angry
wanna want to
gonna going to
yall you all
go nuts go insane or be very angry
look blue -look sad
buzz off go away
What is stress?
Word Stress
When a word has more than one syllable, not all syllables are pronounced with the same degree of force. The syllable which is
pronounced with greater force is called the stressed syllable. You can also call it the accented syllable. "Accent" in this case means
"emphasis".

When speaking, it is important to put the stress on the correct syllable.


Otherwise, it would sound unnatural, and might even be difficult to understand!
A word can only have one stress. In a very long word you can have a secondary stress, but it is always a much smaller stress.
Only vowels are stressed, not consonants. The vowels in English are a, e, i, o, and u. The consonants are all the other letters.
There are many exceptions to the rules. The word stress rules in English are complicated. Remember that there are exceptions
to every rule. Use a dictionary to check the word stress of new words. Soon, you will know English well enough to add word
stress naturally.
What are the intonation patterns?
The definition of an intonation pattern is the way a person's voice raises and lowers depending on what they are talking about.
Intonation describes how the voice rises and falls in speech. The three main patterns of intonation in English are: falling
intonation, rising intonation and fall-rise intonation.
Falling intonation
Falling intonation describes how the voice falls on the final stressed syllable of a phrase or a group of words. A falling
intonation is very common in wh-questions.
Wheres the nearest post-office?
What time does the film finish?
We also use falling intonation when we say something definite, or when we want to be very clear about something:
I think we are completely l ost.
OK, heres the magazine you wanted.
Rising intonation
Rising intonation describes how the voice rises at the end of a sentence. Rising intonation is common in yes-no questions:
I hear the Health Centre is expanding. So, is that the new d octor?
Are you thirsty?
Fall-rise intonation
Fall-rise intonation describes how the voice falls and then rises. We use fall-rise intonation at the end of statements when
we want to say that we are not sure, or when we may have more to add:
I dont support any football team at the m oment. (but I may change my mind in future).
It rained every day in the firs t week. (but things improved after that).
We use fall-rise intonation with questions, especially when we request information or invite somebody to do or to have
something. The intonation pattern makes the questions sound more polite:
Is this your cam era?
Would you like another co ffee?

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