Parenthesis Examples

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About this Video:

Do you know about parenthesis? We use it in English all the time. Do you know the typical intonation patterns when using parenthesis? In this video, these are exactly the things that I’m going to help you with.

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In live speech, we think, feel and speak almost simultaneously, which means that part way through one thought we might need to add some extra information, give more context or express our feelings or opinions about what we have just said before continuing. This is parenthesis.

It tends to happen in the middle of an ongoing or developing thought, and so the pitch needs to reflect the fact that this is a supporting comment – a side note – but that that there is still more to come.

‘The issue with the way that he approaches these challenges – and this has been going on for some time – is that he focuses on the problem and not the solution’

Typically, the parenthetical comment tends to be spoken in a different pitch in the voice (to indicate that it is an additional/supporting comment) compared to what has come before and what will come after.

Have another listen:

‘The issue with the way that he approaches these challenges – and this has been going on for some time – is that he focuses on the problem and not the solution’

In addition to this, it is also typical for the pitch to rise on the final word of the parenthetical comment, to suggest that you are going to return to the main point.

Have another listen:

‘The issue with the way that he approaches these challenges – and this has been going on for some time – is that he focuses on the problem and not the solution’

Here’s another:

‘The scale of growth in these emerging markets – I’ll talk more specifically about the figures and statistics later on – is extraordinary’

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[juana]

Hi, Thank you very much for this video You are as clear as water. Great job!!!
As a non-native speaker of English I wonder if the difference is mademainly by the use of pitch, do speakers use other tones apart from a rise? Can a level tone be used too ??
Cheers Stella

[Zzn]

Thank you so much. This's so useful.

[sprunchalokz]

This is useful thank you you helped me better with school thanks bro 😁😁

[thatboyjordancool]

Why not just use ", " for that first example?