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by Satchel Pooch
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English and its ambiguous modifiers

If you bought a package of something labeled “Taco Cheese,” what would you expect?

I expected “cheese that would be good on tacos,” but what I got was “cheese with taco flavoring.”  I’m still scratching my head over that one.

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One Response to “English and its ambiguous modifiers”

  1. It is part of a “nature substitution” process, to maintain human awareness? Always read the label, and carry a magnifier for the small print.

    L DeGroff
    March 18th, 2008

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