Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site fritz.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!scgvaxd!pertec!felix!fritz!toby From: toby@fritz.UUCP (Toby Gottfried) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: "Our Concern is Growing": Ortho's Triple Ambiguity (+ challenge) Message-ID: <699@fritz.UUCP> Date: Sat, 15-Sep-84 22:24:55 EDT Article-I.D.: fritz.699 Posted: Sat Sep 15 22:24:55 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 07:45:03 EDT References: <143@scc.UUCP> Organization: FileNet Corp., Costa Mesa, Ca. Lines: 22 The following variation on "He made the robot fast" has at least 6 interpretations: "He made her fast" 1. He forced her to not eat for a while. 2. She was not eating and he managed to get there. 3. When he got there, he made it a success. 4. He was a track coach and improved her speed. and, slightly stretching, or going to the vernacular: 5. He nailed her down (as in "held fast"). 6. They had sex quickly. -- Toby Gottfried FileNet Corp., Costa Mesa, CA {ucbvax,ihnp4,decvax}!trwrb!felix!toby