Category: ambiguity (page 2 of 2)

171: Word Crimes 2

Weird Al Yankovic’s song “Word Crimes” combines grammar with music, and it’s fun to listen to.

But linguists are pointing out that these word crimes are not so felonious after all.

Linguist Daniel Midgley continues the investigation on this episode …

168: In Praise of Ambiguity

Some words and sentences are ambiguous — they could be taken more than one way.

And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Or is it? Does ambiguity make language difficult to understand? Or could it actually make communicating easier?

Linguist Daniel

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