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Fun ambiguity in outlaws (verb) versus outlaws (noun) in this headline.
by anewhnaccount2 7y ago
Fun ambiguity in outlaws (verb) versus outlaws (noun) in this headline.
- inflatableDodo 7y agoAlternatively, all flying drones have been outlawed in Japan and the country has run out of saki.
- hailk 7y agoWouldn't it be Japanese outlaws in case of noun? CMIW.
- wavefunction 7y agoYes, Japanese is an adjective that would modify "outlaws" while Japan is a proper noun itself.
- enriquto 7y agoYet funnier: the headline is ambiguous at the grammatical level, but the meaning is not ambiguous! In both interpretations, you have the exact same situation of people flying drones illegally while drunk in japan.
- jniedrauer 7y agoAlternative interpretation: The government of Japan was collectively drunk and completely outlawed the flying of drones
- jacobush 7y agoTrue, a correct interpretation, but so preposterous it can be ruled out. :-)
- dTal 7y agoCute, but not really. In one situation, we have people illegally flying drones drunk. It may have been illegal since forever, and people recently started doing it. In the other situation, the government recently passed a law - but that doesn't necessarily mean that anyone is breaking it.
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