@Dasnap to Programmer [email protected] • 5 months agoI like seeing the numbers go upi.imgur.comimagemessage-square24arrow-up1706arrow-down110cross-posted to: whenthebikinibottomtwitter
arrow-up1696arrow-down1imageI like seeing the numbers go upi.imgur.com@Dasnap to Programmer [email protected] • 5 months agomessage-square24cross-posted to: whenthebikinibottomtwitter
minus-squareReCursinglinkfedilink17•5 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•5 months agoMe too! We’re witnessing a change in language, here
minus-squaresmashboylinkfedilink2•5 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-squareReCursinglinkfedilink2•5 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