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== Sentences that parse oddly for non-obvious reasons == | == Sentences that parse oddly for non-obvious reasons == | ||
* "That thing has such corrupt memory that memtest86 (which loads straight from grub) crashes and sometimes is fortunate enough to reset the computer while doing so." | * "That thing has such corrupt memory that memtest86 (which loads straight from grub) crashes and sometimes is fortunate enough to reset the computer while doing so." | ||
| + | * "I think it could be that stupidity manifests itself as evil, or evil itself as stupidity." (ABraver, 27Jul05) | ||
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Revision as of 03:09, 27 July 2005
Contents
Verb + it
Examples
- "Why don't we Tiki/Dominoes/Usdan/Sherman it." Refers to where food is to be acquired.
- "I think I'll walk/drive/Branvan/Shuttle-bus it." Refers to mode of transportation to be used.
Comments, Hypotheses
Seems to refer to a certain means to some end. Usdan is the means of food, Branvan is the means of transportation, etc.
Sentences that parse oddly for non-obvious reasons
- "That thing has such corrupt memory that memtest86 (which loads straight from grub) crashes and sometimes is fortunate enough to reset the computer while doing so."
- "I think it could be that stupidity manifests itself as evil, or evil itself as stupidity." (ABraver, 27Jul05)
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