October 15, 2008

It Means...

Sometimes a simple English sentence may contains other meanings.We call this sentence ambiguous.

Take for example,Mr A is a jerk.Even Mr B says he's a jerk.

From this simple sentence,we derived 2 meanings:

1. Mr A is a jerk and Mr B agrees with it.

2. Both Mr A and B is a jerk.

So next time when you start a conversation telling your friends how ______(fill in the blank)this person is and your friend agrees with it,never use the word "even my friend says he's a ______(fill in the blank again)".You may give your friends another impression that your friend is no worse than that particular person.

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