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.
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.
Uhm.
I might be missing something, but when I say it out loud I only get 6. I’m not sure which word I’m not stressing either.
Take this helpful explanation from Gemini:
It’s never and said that seem to be the identical meaning to me.
Some context might provide the distinction.
Adam: “Jane told me that he licked her asshole.”
Also “I never said he licked my asshole” can mean I implied it heavily.
Try saying it louder.
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.
I would argue that stressing “never” or “said” both have the same meaning.
Yeah this is the one that’s tripping me up. I fucking hate the only language I speak