A Walk in the WoRds

Michigan's warning signs regarding ice on bridges are pretty straightforward syntactically; in fact, I can't think of any other w...

Each of the following illustrations has been making the rounds lately. For your viewing pleasure, here they are in one place. As best I can ...

*For simplicity's sake, because the phrase "using binoculars" functions like a prepositional phrase, I have taken the liberty ...

The cat ate the mouse with a fork. IS IT... The cat used a fork to eat the mouse. (The cat had the fork) OR IS IT... The cat ate the mouse...

This is a screen shot from the website of one of my family's favorite pizza places. Is the advertised special a [[large family] [deal]] ...

What better way to have fun with an intentionally ambiguous cartoon than to diagram the ambiguous sentence in the cartoon! Gotta love the h...

Harry ordered a drink for the girl at the bar. The girl at the bar is the one Harry ordered the drink for. Harry ordered a drink, at the bar...

The answer is both when talking about the word "triangle." The word "triangle" is ambiguous when it is unclear on whethe...

I have always been a huge fan of crossword puzzles and, in a round-about way, my love of crossword puzzles was partly responsible for my dec...