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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Is this sentence correct?

Sentence: They have bought the media with advertisements.

Question: Is the above sentence correct?

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It is grammatically correct, but without context I'm not sure exactly what it means, or what you think it means. CJ

— CalifJim

  • It is grammatically correct, but without context I'm not sure exactly what it means, or what you think it means.
  • CJ
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It is grammatically correct, but without context I'm not sure exactly what it means, or what you think it means.

CJ
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CalifJimIt is grammatically correct, but without context I'm not sure exactly what it means, or what you think it means.CJ
I'm asking this genuinely - is it possible for a sentence to be meaningless, in spite of it being grammatically correct?
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The answer depends on the purpose of your writing. Why would you want your sentence to be meaningless?
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Anonymous CalifJimIt is grammatically correct, but without context I'm not sure exactly what it means, or what you think it means.CJI'm asking this genuinely - is it possible for a sentence to be meaningless, in spite of it being grammatically correct?
There is a famous sentence of that type: "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously."
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...and how about this one, Very Famous!

`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
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from The Jabberwocky, a poem in Alice in Wonderland...
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AnonymousI'm asking this genuinely - is it possible for a sentence to be meaningless, in spite of it being grammatically correct?
Yes, yes, yes. We can easily generate thousands of sentences which are essentially meaningless, or which require a great deal of context (or imagination) if we are to assign any coherent meaning to them.

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CalifJimNever decide what hymn to compose unless doubts are found near the jewel box of another planet.
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