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I couldn't believe it at first and I tried "the next sentence is garbage": The next sentence is garbage. The author says that 'The next sentence is garbage.'
by mindfulplay 7y ago
I couldn't believe it at first and I tried "the next sentence is garbage":
The next sentence is garbage. The author says that 'The next sentence is garbage.'
2) I can do anything (in this sentence).
3) So could you (in this sentence). This is garbage.
4) It's just a (in this sentence). Again garbage. Let's say the author writes 'So could you'. The sentence is still garbage: the word 'it' is a single-character word whose meaning does not exist. Let's compare this with
5) Let me try (in this sentence). This is garbage.
6) Can I (in this sentence)?
7) Yes I (in this sentence).
8) Does anyone (in this sentence)?
It is obvious from the preceding statements that these sentences are not true of any sentence, but of a series of sentences. It is not obvious how these sentences differ. Perhaps the author means it: I can do anything. Perhaps he means it: it's just a series of sentences. But then he says, 'So could you'. So how do these
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I don't know if I should be scared or amazed.