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Is that shallow processing or the presumption of coherence? People frequently say things using linguistic shorthands that are literally nonsense, and we are onl
by tjradcliffe 12y ago
Is that shallow processing or the presumption of coherence? People frequently say things using linguistic shorthands that are literally nonsense, and we are only able to communicate because we routinely impose a generous interpretation on statements that would otherwise be incoherent. Since the literal interpretation of "Should a man be allowed to marry his window's sister?" makes no sense, reading it "incorrectly" in a way that does make sense makes sense.
- pcrh 12y ago*widow's sister The other is even more nonsense :-)
- emotionalcode 12y agoFor certain definitions of nonsense: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-QoGKj6YQM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-QoGKj6YQM :)
- geebee 12y agoThis reminds me of another schooldays riddle - "a plane crashes on the US/Mexico border, where do they bury the survivors?"