American Accent Training Exercise 1-9: Inflection CD 1 Track 16 Notice how the meaning changes, while the actual words stay the same 1. i didnt say he stole the money. Someone else said it. 2. I didnt say he stole the money. That's not true at all 3. I didnt say he stole the money. I only suggested the possibility 4. I didnt say he stole the money. I think someone else took it. 5. I didnt say he stole the money. Maybe he just borrowed it. 6. i didn't say he stole the money, but rather some other money 7..I didn't say he stole the money. He may have taken some jewelry I didnt say he stole the money. Someone else said it. It's true that somebody said it, but I wasn' t that person. Didn't I didnt say he stole the money. Thats not true at all. Someone has accused me and I'm protesting my innocence i didn't say he stole the money. I only suggested the possibility Maybe I hinted it. Maybe I wrote it. In some way, I indicated that he stole the money, but I didnt say it. He I didn't say he stole the money. I think someone else took it I think someone stole the money, only not the person you suspect did it Stole I didnt say he stole the money. Maybe he just borrowed it. I agree that he took it, but i think his motive was different The I didn't say he stole the money, but rather some other money. We agree that he stole some money, but I dont think it's this money. Money I didn't say he stole the money. He may have taken some jewelry We agree that hes a thief, but we think he stole different things Notice that in the first half of these sentences nothing changes but the intonation V Repeat after me