Dasnap@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 year agoI like seeing the numbers go upi.imgur.comimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1708arrow-down111cross-posted to: whenthe@lemmy.worldbikinibottomtwitter@lemmy.world
arrow-up1697arrow-down1imageI like seeing the numbers go upi.imgur.comDasnap@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 year agomessage-square24fedilinkcross-posted to: whenthe@lemmy.worldbikinibottomtwitter@lemmy.world
minus-squareReCursing@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 year agoOh, train is a verb not a noun here! I thought you meant a toy train set, and was very confused for a moment
minus-squareflambonkscious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoMe too! We’re witnessing a change in language, here
minus-squaresmashboy@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoOh!! Haha I didn’t realize that until I read it again 😅 That’s a confusing sentence if you read it the other way. I wonder if there’s a name for sentences that change meaning as you read/hear the later part of the sentence.
minus-squareReCursing@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThey’re sometimes called garden path sentences because they lead you up the garden path. Some more examples: https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/garden-sentences-262915
Oh, train is a verb not a noun here! I thought you meant a toy train set, and was very confused for a moment
Me too! We’re witnessing a change in language, here
Oh!! Haha I didn’t realize that until I read it again 😅 That’s a confusing sentence if you read it the other way. I wonder if there’s a name for sentences that change meaning as you read/hear the later part of the sentence.
They’re sometimes called garden path sentences because they lead you up the garden path. Some more examples: https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/garden-sentences-262915