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smashboy@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• ReCursing@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Oh, train is a verb not a noun here! I thought you meant a toy train set, and was very confused for a moment

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  • flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Me too! We’re witnessing a change in language, here

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  • smashboy@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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.

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    • ReCursing@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      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

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