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Friday, July 17, 2009

Today's Amphiboly

This was a sign found outside a second-hand shop.


No, it is not the study of amphibians.

Amphibolies refer to ambiguity of speech due to grammar structure. It could be due to the alteration of the typical order and choice of words, or simply a misplacement of a punctuation mark. Stuff like these are what people like Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien read aloud at the start of their shows. Also, these are found in emails that are usually labelled "funny signs."

I would like to thank Allan for sending me his amphiboly collection which I will be sharing on the this blog :-)
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Posted by About Me at 11:17 AM

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