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You may have realized by now that tone change is connected to grammar. These tone changes are probably by far the hardest part of learning Taiwanese. | You may have realized by now that tone change is connected to grammar. These tone changes are probably by far the hardest part of learning Taiwanese. | ||
== Three special symbols == | |||
=== Apostrophe (') === | |||
When two syllables are put together, an [[apostrophe]] may be used to indicate a syllable boundary if there's any ambiguity. The rule in MTL is that letters | When two syllables are put together, an [[apostrophe]] may be used to indicate a syllable boundary if there's any ambiguity. The rule in MTL is that letters | ||
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That's where the apostrophe comes in to save the day. By writing ''{{x|ok'ix}}'' ''with'' an apostrophe, we keep "evil intention", or "malice", distinct from the harmless ''okix''. | That's where the apostrophe comes in to save the day. By writing ''{{x|ok'ix}}'' ''with'' an apostrophe, we keep "evil intention", or "malice", distinct from the harmless ''okix''. | ||
=== Hyphen (-) === | |||
A [[hyphen]] is used to join two, or more isolated words to | A [[hyphen]] is used to join two, or more isolated words to | ||
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The last syllable of ''Taioaan'' changes from ''{{x|oaan}}'' to ''oan''. The whole word sounds like ''Taioanlaang''. | The last syllable of ''Taioaan'' changes from ''{{x|oaan}}'' to ''oan''. The whole word sounds like ''Taioanlaang''. | ||
=== Backquote (`) === | |||
When a word contains a [[backquote]], all the syllables after | When a word contains a [[backquote]], all the syllables after | ||