Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site petsd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!petsd!cjh From: cjh@petsd.UUCP (Chris Henrich) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Ambiguity and punctuation Message-ID: <354@petsd.UUCP> Date: Fri, 21-Sep-84 21:39:01 EDT Article-I.D.: petsd.354 Posted: Fri Sep 21 21:39:01 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 21:50:30 EDT Organization: Perkin-Elmer DSG, Tinton Falls, N.J. Lines: 23 [This space intentionally left blank] Here is a puzzle that was circulating at MIT (esp. in the MIT Science Fiction Society) about 1966: By adding punctuation, make as many different utterances out of the words: what is this thing called love Ex.: "What! Is this thing called love??" BTW "Thing" = Icelandic Parliament, so capitalising the word approximately doubles the number of constructions. Regards, Chris -- Full-Name: Christopher J. Henrich UUCP: ..!{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!vax135!petsd!cjh US Mail: MS 313; Perkin-Elmer; 106 Apple St; Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 Phone: (201) 870-5853