The heading of your blog reminded me of a famous example on ambiguity…
Reputedly a true newspaper headline, it went…
POLICE HELPS DOG BITE VICTIM…
I loved the example. Sure, if you used your brain, you’d understand that it says police were helping the victim of a dog bite.
But the ambiguity part shines through – The police helped a dog in biting someone…
🙂
The heading of your blog reminded me of a famous example on ambiguity…
Reputedly a true newspaper headline, it went…
POLICE HELPS DOG BITE VICTIM…
I loved the example. Sure, if you used your brain, you’d understand that it says police were helping the victim of a dog bite.
But the ambiguity part shines through – The police helped a dog in biting someone…
🙂