Whenever somebody says "I'll do as best as I can", it always sounds like "I'll do asbestos I can." Obviously I know what they meant, but it's not what my brain heard.
Enunciation matters. If you are speaking, be clear. Take your time; it always takes less time to be clear than it does to be confusing and then have to clarify.
For the above example, put a half- or quarter-beat between "best" and "as". It will not only make sure that you don't mash your words together, but it will also emphasize "best" very subtly.
Practice saying "as best as I can" out loud a little bit. Try it with different amounts of space between the words and see how it affects the tone of the phrase.
About Me
- Kevin Bahler
- I am a writer. A writer is one who writes. By the same logic, I am also a thinker, an observer, and a puzzle solver. I am a graduate from the State University of New York at Cortland with a degree in Professional Writing. The idea of the program is that one studies all three aspects of writing as a whole: Creative Writing, Technical Writing, and Rhetoric. The knowledge I have gained in those subjects is put to use in every aspect of my life. The worst thing a person can be is boring. I am most interested in people who can pique my interests. An example is people who can correctly use the word 'pique'.
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