Communication is a combination of many things. In fact, words are not as important as tone, body language, facial expressions.

Word stress can easily change the meaning of a sentence. In this example “I didn’t say I would kill him” I have demonstrated the following meanings:

I didn’t say I would kill him
Meaning (Someone else said it, not me)

I didn’t say I would kill him
Meaning (That is not want I said)

I didn’t say I would kill him
Meaning (I may have thought it but I didn’t vocalise it)

I didn’t say I would kill him
Meaning (I was talking hypothetically)

I didn’t say I would kill him
Meaning (I said I would do something else to him)

I didn’t say I would kill him
Meaning (I said I would kill someone else)

What do you think it would mean if you stress the middle ‘I’ in this sentence:

I didn’t say I would kill him.
Write your answer in the comments.

Be mindful of word stress, it may communicate more than you intend!