To paraphrase the title of J. L. Austin's seminal book published 50 years ago, speech acts are how we "do things with words," from thanking, promising or giving condolences to requesting, apologizing and commanding.
Walker requested, and was given, command of the troops in Alabama.
During his administration there, Arnold had made many political enemies, and in 1779 he began secret negotiations with General Clinton (mediated in part by André) that culminated in a plot to surrender West Point, a command Arnold requested and Washington gave him in July 1780.
Directives attempt to induce the listener to do something; they include entreaties, requests, and commands.
Part of Lee's summer project is making a collection of video samples of people talking to machines, making simple requests and commands.
Many attacks are carried out through minuscule and inconspicuous steps, often concealed in the guise of legitimate requests and commands.
If one device has significantly better sound quality, or a dramatically better microphone and ability to understand verbal requests and commands, it will impact your decision.
Although it's not mentioned in either Microsoft's blog post or the accompanying post from Wand Labs' Sharma, this seems to be the kind of tech that will fit in nicely with how Microsoft is developing new services like Cortana, Microsoft's intelligent assistant app that you can use to pick up information and trigger actions way of voice requests and commands.
Although it's not mentioned in either Microsoft's blog post or the accompanying post from Wand Labs' Sharma, this seems to be the kind of tech that will fit in nicely with how Microsoft is developing new services like Cortana, Microsoft's intelligent assistant app that you can use to pick up information and trigger actions way of voice requests and commands.
Indeed, much of your value lies in asking the right questions and making the right requests and commands.
The better you are at being an executive or manager, the more relevant your requests and commands will be, and the more you'll properly hold people accountable for fulfilling them.
