Dasnap@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 10 months agoI like seeing the numbers go upi.imgur.comimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1702arrow-down111cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1691arrow-down1imageI like seeing the numbers go upi.imgur.comDasnap@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 10 months agomessage-square24fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareReCursing@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up18·10 months 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-squareflambonksciouslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoMe too! We’re witnessing a change in language, here
minus-squaresmashboy@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months 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-up2·10 months 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