Phrases that implode on their own paradox.

[Wolfmight]

Are you a wee bit mental.

Whe all include of "mental".

I'm taking that as a yes.[/QUOTE]
thanks for complementing my intelligence then.

[JPaul]

A bad workman blames his tools.

Sometimes a single phrase could have literally thousands of interpretations.

Which single phrase can have literally thousands of interpretations.

[Wolfmight]

"sarcasm"

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fictional

[Wolfmight]

Sometimes a single phrase could have literally thousands of interpretations.

Which single phrase can have literally thousands of interpretations.

If someone said,"You smell".

Obviously there are thousands of different smells. To the nose, It may be something pleasing or irritating. (or various others)

I suppose it's human nature to think of the negative side though. So the phrase "You Smell", would more than likely be interpreted as "Stink"...even though it never mentioned that specifically. "Human" + "Speech" = "Mystery", yet understood in common forms. Common words are understood with common definitions... wew, it could go on till the end of the race.


large books explaining theorys.
fictional or factual? fic-tack-teu-walll , nah...better stop there.

"Large Books"
Is it full of 500 pages or is it very massive with a single page inside? What if the reader feels 500 pages is easy to read?

"Completely Understand"
How, when there's always new things to learn about it? You may know how to turn it on, fix it, etc...but what about it's atoms? many many questions are still out there about it.

eh,
it = something you like

[GepperRankins]

"could care less"

[Wolfmight]

"been _____ all day"

replace "_____" with a verb.

[GepperRankins]

"wanker" as an insult. everyone does it



"war on terror"

[Barbarossa]

I'd give my right foot to be a professional footballer.

[manker]

Which single phrase can have literally thousands of interpretations.

If someone said,"You smell".

Obviously there are thousands of different smells. To the nose, It may be something pleasing or irritating. (or various others)

That is incorrect. It could only be interpreted by changing the nature of the word smell. If smell was a verb it could be interpreted as an instruction or a statement indicating that someone, indeed, could smell. It could be an indication of a perfumier's profession.

If smell was descriptive, then it could be interpreted as a good or bad statement of fact, as you point out. It indicates that the person is emitting an odour.

However, you'd need to add another word (of) if you wanted to be any more esoteric and interpret it as you state.

You see, the phrase 'You smell' means exactly the same when used in any of the following sentences:

You smell of flowers.
You smell of beer.
You smell of shit.
You smell of a freshly feltched frenetic friar.

Each incidence of 'you smell' is interpreted in precisely the same way. Therefore there aren't 'literally thousands' of ways that you can interpret the phrase 'You smell'

[Wolfmight]

If someone said,"You smell".

Obviously there are thousands of different smells. To the nose, It may be something pleasing or irritating. (or various others)

That is incorrect. It could only be interpreted by changing the nature of the word smell. If smell was a verb it could be interpreted as an instruction or a statement indicating that someone, indeed, could smell. It could be an indication of a perfumier's profession.

If smell was descriptive, then it could be interpreted as a good or bad statement of fact, as you point out. It indicates that the person is emitting an odour.

However, you'd need to add another word (of) if you wanted to be any more esoteric and interpret it as you state.

You see, the phrase 'You smell' means exactly the same when used in any of the following sentences:

You smell of flowers.
You smell of beer.
You smell of shit.
You smell of a freshly feltched frenetic friar.

Each incidence of 'you smell' is interpreted in precisely the same way. Therefore there aren't 'literally thousands' of ways that you can interpret the phrase 'You smell'

this altogether is another interpretation.
Yes, by the proper standards, but everyday speech tends to break the rules most of the time. (ghetto-talk is technically "retarded", but used in a way of vantage...strange.)
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