Wholegrain Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Double Ellipsis (extremely difficult question)
Can you do something like that?
The elided part is inferable from the context, and even more in a text that would suggest what is discussed here.
Example:
Technology (to go) to and for their enterprises.
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Technology to go to their enterprises and technology for their enterprises (or for them).
The elided part is inferable from the context, and even more in a text that would suggest what is discussed here.
Example:
Technology (to go) to and for their enterprises.
=
Technology to go to their enterprises and technology for their enterprises (or for them).
Top answer
Your reasoning is quite logical, but I have never seen it being used before.
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Your reasoning is quite logical, but I have never seen it being used before.
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Hi Wholegrain
Is someone giving you the sentences that you have been posting? How are you finding/choosing them?
You have not posted a complete sentence. What you posted this time looks like it is a title or a headline. Headlines often omit a number of words and/or word things in a shortened form -- and this can sometimes result in humorous ambiguity. For example:
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Is someone giving you the sentences that you have been posting? How are you finding/choosing them?
You have not posted a complete sentence. What you posted this time looks like it is a title or a headline. Headlines often omit a number of words and/or word things in a shortened form -- and this can sometimes result in humorous ambiguity. For example:
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No, I just got them on top of my head.
Sorry, I just realized they weren't complete sentences.
I just used them to illustrate what I meant.
Sorry, I just realized they weren't complete sentences.
I just used them to illustrate what I meant.
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Yankee- Complaints About NBA Referees Growing UglyHave you got any more of those?
- Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge
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Hi Huevos
They're easy enough to find using Google. Try googling "funny headlines" or "ambiguous headlines".
I also got a kick out of this one:
- Prostitutes Appeal To Pope
They're easy enough to find using Google. Try googling "funny headlines" or "ambiguous headlines".
I also got a kick out of this one:
- Prostitutes Appeal To Pope
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