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Re:A Map Showing How Much Time It Takes English-Speakers to ... by pmontra on Friday December 01, 2017 @02:21AM (#15822496)
Yes about the intonation of the word. The difference is that that "really" would mean "mom", "stupid", "really", "nothing" according to the tone. Some embarrassing mistakes.
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Re:A Map Showing How Much Time It Takes English-Speakers to ... by bklaasen on Friday December 01, 2017 @04:26AM (#15822846)
Well, the previous poster's examples of "really" could be defined like this, based on interpretation of their intonation:

"Really?": Convince me; "Really!": I'm indignant on your behalf; "Really hungry": exceptionally [hungry]; "Really good": average.

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