Questions tagged [elision]
This tag is for questions about the omission of sounds or syllables, for example "I'm," "let's," "it's." For the omission of entire words, consider the "ellipsis" tag instead.
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What verb is implied at the end of this sentence: "it's too important not to"?
what verb is omitted after "to", in this sentence: "It's too important not to."
This is the full dialogue, for your reference:
Believe me when I say that we will figure out this ...
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What is the implied subject of "accounting"?
I dreamed up these two sentences. I did some research. It seems that they are both correct. I understand that,in Sentence 1, the implied subject of "accounting" is the subject of the first ...
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We are such stuff (as) dreams are made on
We are such stuff (as) dreams are made on
Is as optional here?
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We are such stuff as dreams are made on (Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 4, scene 1, modernized spelling).
In sentences of this ...
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Dropping the /t/ sound in words like, "wanted" [duplicate]
In my experience, a lot of Americans, on many occasions, don't make the standard /t/ sound in words like "wanted," "twenty," "accidentally," "presented," "...
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-ctly pronunciation in British (ex. exactly, correctly etc.)
I have a question about the pronunciation of these words in British accent; exactly, correctly etc.
I am more familiar with the American accent, so I tend to ignore the 't' between two consonants.
Do ...
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nor the fact that
The original senences:
Marshal Soult was reputed to be the man behind the scheme both for
removing and using the unemployed foreign ex-soldiers. He could not
have failed to recognize, once they ...
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Is "is" elided in the sentence?
The original sentence:
Unless suitable on other grounds oilfields have not become industrial
regions; on the contrary the oil industry is marked by a certain
amount of smell and an element of ...
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When can I replace g or th with '?
I am reading Heidi Grant Halvorson's book Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals but assailed by these two chapter titles: How to Keep On Keepin' On and Know When to Fold 'Em.
I thought they can also ...
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What is the rule for "difficult time" elision?
It is happening at a difficult time.
I notice it sounds "difficul time".
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elision of "with his"
I hear this line she just pronounced "with his" as "tis". This is the way the native speakers do?
It always makes me frustrated. Even after studying English more than 2 decades, can't understand the ...
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How do you pronounce "actually"?
So I am unsure whether to include the "t" in the pronunciation. I have heard both the t being pronounced distincly and left out entirely ( sound like "sh" sound only) and this is not just about this ...
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Use of article without (pro)noun: "Both of these terms matter, but the fall in lattice enthalpy is the more important"
From Chemguide:
Both of these terms matter, but the fall in lattice enthalpy is the more important. This falls because the ions are getting bigger.
Shouldn't it be either "is the more important ...
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Rapid speech pronunciation of <What do they> call a whopper
I'd like to know why in the audio clip here what sounds like /hu/. Is it because what could oddly enough be pronounced as /hwʌt/ that starts with /h/. I'd like to add that I don't remember I've heard ...
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Excluding 'that' and 'have' in "We are confident (that) this will be the best treatment you (have) ever experienced"
When you are promoting a product that the consumer has not used yet, would you include or exclude the words between parentheses in the phrase below? I’m not a native English speaker, and the more I ...
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Pronunciation of (May I take off) my belt now?
When I use phrases starting with (May I), I notice some people don't get what I say the first time; I have to repeat. I believe the reason is that I don't sound "I" out naturally in the ...
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What does 'scape mean in this quote by Shakespeare?
I found this line in Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
And 'scape detecting, I will pay the theft.
What does "'scape" mean? Google says this.
A long, leafless flower stalk coming directly from ...
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What does "do't" mean?
I found this line in Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
I'll do't. Dost thou come here to whine?
What does "do't" mean? Google returneth only "don't". Is "do't" an alternative spelling of "don't"? ...
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What do 'hisself' and 'nuff money' mean?
He got hisself kicked out cause he couldn't cough up nuff money to pay the rent.
What do 'hisself' and 'nuff' mean? It maybe looks like the nuff money is type of money. But how he can cough up money?
