One can often find inconsistent or ambiguous statements on roadside signs. Obviously, this is due to the fact that the luxury of being verbose is not available due to a limited amount of space. Some of the following have been forwarded to me or personally witnessed.
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Ambiguous statements All Languages ... The sentence "I don't like flying planes" is ambiguous in English. It could either mean: (a) I don't like planes that fly. or; (b) I don't like to fly planes. The ambiguity here stems from the fact that "flying" could be interpreted as either ... Re: All languages: Ambiguous statements...
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An ambiduous statement can be interpreted with more than one meaning.
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Return to Letters Index ... Christian writers like Ravi Zacharias abuse Hawking's ambiguous statements and claim he's a theist, trying to strengthen their side, by making him one of their own.
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Furthermore, by throwing out ambiguous statements that both compliment and question their beauty, they become completely off balance. This is where the art of the method resides. The whole approach really reminded me of a martial art -- and I do mean art.
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Here is a series of blasphemous and ambiguous statements; Sometimes i dont think it's fair that i can never be selfish because i voluntarily need to cater to people that are. I am aware that that contains a minor contradition but theres no other way to put it.
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Think about that statement: "those with a vested interest in alarm."; The quote comes from ... Lindzen argues that there is a worldwide conspiracy of climate scientists, all fudging their data and condemning dissenters in a coordinated effort to get governments to spend more on climate change research. ... ; At the end of the day,
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CONVERSATION AS COMMUNICATION ... Rule 1: PLAY BACK for confirmation Rule 2: WRITE BACK for confidence ... Rule 3: GIVE BACKground for context...
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She was "never questioned because [she] simply told the FBI"? What did the FBI do, make declarative statements and wait for her to nod yes or no? Get me Jack Bauer.
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