Stressing verbs in sentences

From: "Dan" <dbriggs@xxxxxxx>
Date: 31 Oct 2006 21:48:42 -0800

A friend of mine pointed out that his coworkers, my mom, and I have a
tendency in sentences without a clear focus to place heavy emphasis on
the verb. He says that most people he interacts with don't do that.
Does anyone know what gives people this tendency?

Thanks a lot,
Dan

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