• Proposition: I have one cat
• Truth value: True.
• Truth conditions: In order for this to be true, I need one cat.
• Entailment: “I have a cat” entails “I have at least one cat.”

• Proposition: I am 6’4.
• Truth value: False.
• Truth conditions: I would have to be 6 foot 4
• Entailment: “I am 6 foot 4” entails “I am at least 6 foot.”

• Proposition: The universe is infinite.
• Truth value: Unknown.
• Truth conditions: For this to be true, the universe would have to never end
• Entailment: “The universe is infinite” would entail “The Universe never ends.”

The particular thing that surprised me the most from the reading was when the author said to picture a bird, to which I imagined a small bird like a finch. The author then stated a bird like an ostrich and penguin are still technically birds, however I did not think of those. This is because the average person would imagine the average bird rather than an outlier bird. I was surprised to think of that when it was brought to my attention as I thought I wouldn’t have been so “basic” haha.

The particular thing that surprised me the most from the reading was when the author said to picture a bird, to which I imagined a small bird like a finch. The author then stated a bird like an ostrich and penguin are still technically birds, however I did not think of those. This is because the average person would imagine the average bird rather than an outlier bird. I was surprised to think of that when it was brought to my attention as I believed perhaps I wouldn’t be so basic haha.

A word English borrowed from Italian is Piano. In Italian it is pronounced /pe-ano/. In English it is pronounced more like /pee-ano/. They are similar yet slightly different. The way you say the vowels differs. The sound structure is similar due the word being spelled the same however the pronunciation differs due to an accent distinction.

when I was first learning the language I had trouble making au and ow noises. As time progressed I became more and more capable of producing that sound. I am capable now however I noticed I stutter on occasion. In terms of secondary language, I had a similar problem rolling my r’s while learning Italian earlier on as well.