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Usenet Posted 22 years ago
Usage

I saw a man with a telescope

example) I saw a man with a telescope.
This sentence has two meanings.
Man has a telescope
I have a telescope
Like this give me some other sentences.
White Jee.
  

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[nq:1]example) I saw a man with a telescope. This sentence has two meanings. [/nq] That should be: "Give me some other sentences like this" - and "please" would be nice!

  • [nq:1]example) I saw a man with a telescope.
  • This sentence has two meanings.
  • [/nq] That should be: "Give me some other sentences like this" - and "please" would be nice!
  • There are limitless possibilites for ambiguous sentences like this.
  • Here's just one: I found a man in bed with my wife.
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[nq:1]example) I saw a man with a telescope. This sentence has two meanings. Man has a telescope I have a telescope Like this give me some other sentences.[/nq]
That should be: "Give me some other sentences like this" - and "please" would be nice!
There are limitless possibilites for ambiguous sentences like this. Here's just one:
I found a man in bed with my wife.

Mark Barrat
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[nq:2]example) I saw a man with a telescope. This sentence ... have a telescope Like this give me some other sentences.[/nq]
[nq:1]That should be: "Give me some other sentences like this" - and "please" would be nice! There are limitless possibilites for ambiguous sentences like this. Here's just one: I found a man in bed with my wife.[/nq]
I shot an elephant in my pajamas

John De
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[nq:2]That should be: "Give me some other sentences like this" ... one: I found a man in bed with my wife.[/nq]
[nq:1]I shot an elephant in my pajamas[/nq]
How an elephant got in your pyjamas I just can't imagine

Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England
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[nq:1]and >> "please" would be nice![/nq]
[nq:2]I shot an elephant in my pajamas[/nq]
[nq:1]How an elephant got in your pyjamas I just can't imagine[/nq]
And am American elephant too, from the spelling.

Mark Barratt
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[nq:2]There are limitless possibilites for ambiguous sentences like this. Here's just one: I found a man in bed with my wife.[/nq]
[nq:1]I shot an elephant in my pajamas[/nq]
I made some fudge with my girlfriend.

Alec McKenzie
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[nq:2]I shot an elephant in my pajamas[/nq]
[nq:1]How an elephant got in your pyjamas I just can't imagine[/nq]
You omitted the "Boom! Boom!"

Laura
(emulate St. George for email)
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[nq:2]I shot an elephant in my pajamas[/nq]
[nq:1]I made some fudge with my girlfriend.[/nq]
My wife's favourite phrase (when describing somethings she's cooked): "I didn't use a recipe; I made it out of my head".
Mike M
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John Dean filted:
[nq:2]I found a man in bed with my wife.[/nq]
[nq:1]I shot an elephant in my pajamas[/nq]
From the same monologue:
"We took some photographs of the native girls, but they weren't developed yet...so we're going back in a couple of weeks"..r
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Alec McKenzie typed thus:
[nq:2]I shot an elephant in my pajamas[/nq]
[nq:1]I made some fudge with my girlfriend.[/nq]
I got a puppy for my children.

David
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replace the first component of address
with the definite article.
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[nq:1]example) I saw a man with a telescope. This sentence has two meanings. Man has a telescope I have a telescope Like this give me some other sentences. White Jee.[/nq]
OK, since no one else has submitted this one:
I met a man with a wooden leg named Smith.

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