{"id":55,"date":"2013-12-13T09:38:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T09:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monkeygrammar.org\/index.php\/2013\/12\/13\/how-to-empahsize\/"},"modified":"2020-04-14T14:24:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T14:24:02","slug":"how-to-empahsize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpowerasia.org\/how-to-empahsize\/","title":{"rendered":"How to emphasize"},"content":{"rendered":"
When was the last time you <\/span>present<\/span> your proposal, <\/span>chaired<\/span> a meeting, or <\/span>chatted<\/span> with your teammates?  How good was it?  Did your coworkers get what your main points were?<\/span>
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<\/span><\/b>You may wonder: <\/span>Are there any better ways of <\/span>emphasizing your ideas<\/span><\/span>?<\/span>
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Way 1: Use <\/span>2<\/span>S (<\/span>S<\/span>o & <\/span>S<\/span>uch)<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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It is <\/span>so<\/span> easy for our enterprise to enter the China market.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Our boss is<\/span> such<\/span> a wonderful person.      <\/span><\/div>\n

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<\/a>Yet, when chatting with your coworkers or friends, \u2018<\/span>just<\/span>\u2019 is another choice. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Way 2: Use \u2018Ultimate\u2019 Adjectives<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

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Before you get way 2, there are <\/span>two<\/span> questions for you:<\/span><\/div>\n

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How many<\/span> meetings do you have every day?  <\/span><\/div>\n
Do you think some meetings are <\/span>a waste of your time<\/span>?<\/span><\/div>\n

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If you have a <\/span>strong<\/span> feeling about <\/span>having too many nonsense meetings<\/span>, how do you put it into words, and how do you make your coworkers feel your feeling that is <\/span>really really<\/span> strong?<\/span><\/div>\n

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Well, when it comes to stressing your feelings, \u2018<\/span>ultimate<\/span>\u2019 adjectives come to the foreground.  What are they?  They are ultimate cos they <\/span>push things to the limit<\/span>.  The word \u2018<\/span>utter<\/span>\u2019 is a member of this <\/span>team<\/span> of ultimate adjectives:<\/span><\/div>\n

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The meeting with the CEO is an <\/span>utter<\/span> <\/span>waste of time<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n
The CEO spent a few hours talking <\/span>utter<\/span> nonsense<\/span>.   <\/span><\/div>\n

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Absolute<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span>complete<\/span>, and<\/span> <\/span>total<\/span><\/div>\n

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You may use them in the following two situations:<\/span><\/div>\n

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<\/a>Recommending<\/span> a person to your boss: <\/span><\/div>\n

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I have <\/span>absolute<\/span> confidence<\/span> in him.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Expressing your <\/span>dissatisfaction<\/span> with <\/span>someone\u2019s project<\/span>: <\/span><\/div>\n

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It is <\/span>a <\/span>complete<\/span> failure<\/span>.  <\/span><\/div>\n
It is <\/span>a <\/span>total<\/span> disaster<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Well, find it <\/span>hard to remember<\/span> the three <\/span>ultimate<\/span> words (adjectives)?  Think <\/span>OL<\/span>.  What does that mean?  Take a look at the three words again and you see what I mean:<\/span><\/div>\n

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Abs<\/span>ol<\/span>ute<\/span>,<\/span> c<\/span>o<\/span>mp<\/span>l<\/span>ete<\/span>, <\/span>t<\/span>o<\/span>ta<\/span>l<\/span><\/div>\n

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Well, enough about OL and others.  What about if you want to praise yourself with an ultimate word?    <\/span><\/div>\n

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(I think) our project is <\/span>an<\/span> outright<\/span> victory<\/span>.  <\/span><\/div>\n

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Way 3: <\/span>Use \u2018Ultimate\u2019 Adverbs<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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Of course, you can \u2018<\/span>transform<\/span>\u2019 the team of \u2018ultimate\u2019 adjectives into a team of \u2018<\/span>ultimate adverbs<\/span>\u2019. How?  You can do it by simply<\/span> adding \u2018ly\u2019<\/span>:<\/span><\/div>\n

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Utter<\/span>ly<\/span>, Absolute<\/span>ly, <\/span>Complete<\/span>ly, <\/span>&<\/span> Total<\/span>ly<\/span><\/div>\n

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(However, I\u2019m afraid you have to <\/span>say goodbye to<\/span> \u2018outright\u2019 as \u2018<\/span>outrightly<\/span>\u2019 is not a word in English.)   <\/span><\/div>\n

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So upon <\/span>agreeing<\/span> with your coworkers, you may say: <\/span><\/div>\n

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I am <\/span>absolute<\/span>ly <\/span>with you. <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
I agree with you <\/span>complete<\/span>ly \/ <\/span>total<\/span>ly<\/span>. <\/span><\/div>\n

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Well, by <\/span>now<\/span> you may have <\/span>a question<\/span>.  So far you have learnt how to <\/span>emphasize words<\/span>, but what about<\/span> a whole sentence<\/span>?  What about<\/span> every word you say<\/span> being so<\/span> true, <\/span>and<\/span> so serious<\/span>?  <\/span><\/div>\n
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When you think what you are going to say is so <\/span>true and serious<\/span>, you can use<\/span> t<\/span>he following <\/span>two<\/span> in your conversations:<\/span><\/div>\n

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Believe me<\/span> & <\/span>To say the least<\/span><\/div>\n

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So, <\/span>how<\/span> to use them?  You may use \u2018Believe me\u2019 in your <\/span>gossips. <\/span>Well, gossiping is part of your <\/span>office life<\/span>, right?  And when you gossip, you want people to think that <\/span>you are telling the truth<\/span>, don\u2019t you?   <\/span><\/div>\n

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<\/a>Believe me<\/span>.  I saw the CEO going out with the secretary<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n

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With \u2018<\/span>to say the least<\/span>\u2019, it is a different story.  You <\/span>don\u2019t usually<\/span> it at gossiping.  You use it when <\/span>commenting<\/span> on others.   <\/span><\/div>\n

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We are not pleased with his performance, <\/span>to say the least<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n
It was a less than effective method, <\/span>to say the least<\/span>.  <\/span><\/div>\n
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