The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agoAre we just making up language rules as we go?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1629
arrow-up1629imageAre we just making up language rules as we go?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square110fedilink
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up49·2 days agoUnlock-able versus un-lockable
minus-squareEquinox1289@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up33·2 days agoThat’s mental bracketing for you.
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 days agoTIL the thing I do when I’m trying to understand an ambiguous sentence has a name
minus-squaretroglodytis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoIs 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?