The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 22 days agoAre we just making up language rules as we go?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square79linkfedilinkarrow-up1126
arrow-up1126imageAre we just making up language rules as we go?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 22 days agomessage-square79linkfedilink
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·22 days agoUnlock-able versus un-lockable
minus-squareEquinox1289@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·22 days agoThat’s mental bracketing for you.
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·22 days agoTIL the thing I do when I’m trying to understand an ambiguous sentence has a name
Unlock-able versus un-lockable
Unlockable ass-lock
XKCD #37
That’s mental bracketing for you.
TIL the thing I do when I’m trying to understand an ambiguous sentence has a name