--- Roger Mills <rfmilly@...> wrote:
> Gary Shannon wrote:
> > The pronoun could then be the cadence marker when
> the
> > general gives the command to his troops:
> >
> > Kuraaaaaaaan TU!
> > Quiessssssss TU! (at ease)
> >
>
<snip>
> Hmm-- must military commands always be stressed on
> the final syllable?
>
I believe the final syllable is always sharp and short
because it's function is to mark the exact moment at
which the command is to be executed. Without that
mark how would the troops all execute the move in
unison?
--gary