How would you know where the emphasis is supposed to go without some visual cue? “My name’s not Lassie” is different than “My name’s not Lassie” . I mean this situation isn’t the best example because those are fairly similar, but it’s still just a way of invoking different meaning that’s lost when it’s not spoken aloud.
I think I just felt a certain way because the joke didn’t land. And I know there’s supposed to be a visual cue, it just had the unintended consequence of forcing my brain to try and express that emphasis verbally. It ended up sounding very bad.
How would you know where the emphasis is supposed to go without some visual cue? “My name’s not Lassie” is different than “My name’s not Lassie” . I mean this situation isn’t the best example because those are fairly similar, but it’s still just a way of invoking different meaning that’s lost when it’s not spoken aloud.
I think I just felt a certain way because the joke didn’t land. And I know there’s supposed to be a visual cue, it just had the unintended consequence of forcing my brain to try and express that emphasis verbally. It ended up sounding very bad.