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Fractured Syntax - Platinum Edition
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Re: Fractured Syntax - Platinum Edition
What's interesting is that the meaning is clear, even though the parsing shows it shouldn't be.
Life is like playing chess with chessmen who each have thoughts and feelings and motives of their own.
Re: Fractured Syntax - Platinum Edition
Yeah, I guess meaning is generally clear in these cases. Who’d think “I could care less” means precisely that? Most people aren’t as conscious of language per se as you and I might be.
You hear quite intelligent and well-educated people on NPR and PBS make errors, sometimes even in composed text, as opposed to speaking extemporaneously.
I sometimes wonder if there are individuals who’ve never realized how ‘breakfast’ came to mean what it does.
You hear quite intelligent and well-educated people on NPR and PBS make errors, sometimes even in composed text, as opposed to speaking extemporaneously.
I sometimes wonder if there are individuals who’ve never realized how ‘breakfast’ came to mean what it does.
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