Dasnap@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 9 months agoI like seeing the numbers go upi.imgur.comimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1700arrow-down111cross-posted to: whenthe@lemmy.worldbikinibottomtwitter@lemmy.world
arrow-up1689arrow-down1imageI like seeing the numbers go upi.imgur.comDasnap@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 9 months agomessage-square24fedilinkcross-posted to: whenthe@lemmy.worldbikinibottomtwitter@lemmy.world
minus-squareReCursing@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up19·9 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-squareflambonkscious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoMe too! We’re witnessing a change in language, here
minus-squaresmashboy@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 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-up2·9 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