SYNTACTIC AMBIGUITY 5 and 6

Michael Edwards

                                          

 

Distinctly displayed:

‘Fire Door Keep Closed At All Times’

How do we get out?

 

The sign said: ‘Wet Floor’

He drank two pints of iced beer

He obeyed the sign.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                       

  • Author: Michael Edwards (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 9th, 2017 00:32
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  • swingline

    Ha ha , good examples , especially the last .

  • Goldfinch60

    Pedantry rules. Good fun writes.

    • Michael Edwards

      I get a perverse sense of fun in being pedantic much to the family's annoyance.

      • Goldfinch60

        So do I. Pedants of the world unite.

        • Michael Edwards

          Tonight repeatedly on the news: The Conservative Party are looking...... - ' IS LOOKING' I want to shout

        • orchidee

          Oh lol, good writes!

        • Fay Slimm.

          Love the wit in your limericks Michael

          • Michael Edwards

            Thanks fay - I just love taking the urethra extraction.

            • Fay Slimm.

              Ha ha.

            • Augustus

              Thanks for the chuckle.

            • Louis Gibbs

              Clever, very clever, Michael. I enjoyed!

            • orchidee

              Dang it! They caught B. Posters or B. Stickers yet?! heehee.

              • Michael Edwards

                They've caught them both and stuck them to the wall !!

              • Jooles

                I had to read it twice....its Friday.....im slow but it mad me chuckle. ...eventually. ....when my brain woke up



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