• Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
      9·
      4 days ago
      • I never said he licked my asshole. <-- Someone else said it.
      • I never said he licked my asshole. <-- I was accused of having said it; I’ve never said it.
      • I never said he licked me asshole. <-- He licked my asshole, but I didn’t talk about it.
      • I never said he licked my asshole. <-- Someone licked my asshole, but it wasn’t him.
      • I never said he licked my asshole. <-- He did something with my asshole, but it wasn’t licking.
      • I never said he licked my asshole. <-- He licked an asshole, just not mine.
      • I never said he licked my asshole. <-- He licked some part of me, just not my asshole.
        • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
          5·
          4 days ago

          Some context might provide the distinction.

          • Adam: “Jane told me that he licked her asshole.”

            • Jane: “I never said he licked my asshole.” <-- He never licked my asshole, and I never claimed that he did. Adam is lying about both parts.
            • Jane: “I never said he licked my asshole.” <-- He licked my asshole, but I never told anyone that he did. Adam learned about the asshole-licking from someone other than me.
    • Famko@lemmy.world
      8·
      4 days ago

      Stressing each word gives a different meaning to the sentence and considering that there are 7 words, it means there are possible 7 meanings if you stress one word.