The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 18 days ago

Are we just making up language rules as we go?

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Are we just making up language rules as we go?

The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 18 days ago

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Unlock-able versus un-lockable
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  That’s mental bracketing for you.
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    TIL the thing I do when I’m trying to understand an ambiguous sentence has a name
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    Unlockable ass-lock
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      Is that ass on lock for being unlockable, or is that lock ass for being unlockable?
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    XKCD #37

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