The usage of the Glide-Up

· We use the Glide-Up in statements if they are intended to be soothing or encouraging:

|| I shan’t be long ||

|| John’ll be here soon ||

|| I won’t drive too fast || (so don’t worry)

· We use the Glide-Up in statements if they are intended as questions:

|| You _⁄like it? ||

|| You can’t go? ||

|| He doesn’t want to lend you it? ||

· We use the Glide-Up in wh-questions if we want to show as much interest in the other person as in the subject:

|| How’s your daughter? ||

|| When are you coming to see us? ||

|| When did you get back from holiday? ||

· We use the Glide-Up in all yes-no questions except when they are used as responses:

|| Have you seen him yet? ||

|| Did John post that letter? ||

|| Can I see it? ||

· Notice that the Glide-Up is also used for repetition-questions of this type (yes-no questions):

(Have you seen him yet?) || Have I seen him yet? ||

(Will you help me?) || Will I help you? ||

· We use the Glide-Up in exclamationsfor greetings and for saying goodbye:

|| Good morning ||

|| Hullo ||

|| Good bye ||

|| Goodnight ||

· We use the Glide-Up for exclamations which refer to something not very exciting or unexpected:

|| Thank you ||

|| Good ||

|| All right ||

|| Good luck ||