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syllable word “bliss” is full of meaning. On the 
other hand, the word “to” is not. A single syllable in 
the midst of a longer word, such as the short “i” in 
merrily, has no independent meaning at all. When 
scientists listened to a minute of speech in all of 
the languages studied they found that each language 
conveyed about the same amount of information in 
that minute. They concluded that while Spaniards 
"sprint” and Chinese “stroll” when they speak, both 
tell the same story in the same amount of time. 
In English, there’s growing concern that many 
people are speaking too quickly. Our fast-paced 
lives mean we try to say more in less time. But 
is it working? Experts fear that fast speech means 
listeners comprehend less and less of what is said. 
As language learners, we need to remember that 
speaking fast is less important than speaking well 
and that one key to speaking well is listening well. 
In fact, eighty percent of what we learn comes from 
listening. That’s why we need to learn strategies to 
help us listen. We need to be prepared to politely ask 
speakers to slow down, repeat what they’ve said or 
clarify. Above all, we need lots and lots of practice!
(Source: 
www.gov.mb. ca/ctt/invest/busfacts/ 
overviews/d_language.html)
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