ambiguous sentence example

[Scot LaFaive]

Eating little children? I guess not everything Rush says is wrong... :p

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Neal Whitman <nwhitman at ameritech.net>wrote:

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> From: "Hope C Dawson" <hdawson at ling.ohio-state.edu>
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> Subject: [Teachling] ambiguous sentence example
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> > Here's a fun structurally ambiguous sentence found in the wild:
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> > "Robinson, who coaches the Oregon State Beavers, was cheered on by the
> > President, who snacked on popcorn, the First Lady, Sasha, Malia and the
> > girls' grandmother Marian Robinson."
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> http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/11/28/pres-obama-cheers-on-brother-in-law-at-basketball-game/
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> > (Credit goes to a friend who found it.)
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> > Hope
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