The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 天前Are we just making up language rules as we go?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square117linkfedilinkarrow-up1668arrow-down110
arrow-up1658arrow-down1imageAre we just making up language rules as we go?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 天前message-square117linkfedilink
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up53arrow-down1·2 天前Unlock-able versus un-lockable
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 天前TIL the thing I do when I’m trying to understand an ambiguous sentence has a name
minus-squaretroglodytis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 天前Is that ass on lock for being unlockable, or is that lock ass for being unlockable?
Unlock-able versus un-lockable
That’s mental bracketing for you.
TIL the thing I do when I’m trying to understand an ambiguous sentence has a name
XKCD #37
Unlockable ass-lock
Is that ass on lock for being unlockable, or is that lock ass for being unlockable?