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Problem is, without thinking about the likely meaning, at first glance it's not clear what 'gradually' modifies, that is, it may modify 'wants', that is, her wa
by graycat 12y ago
Problem is, without thinking about
the likely meaning, at first glance
it's not clear what 'gradually' modifies,
that is, it may modify 'wants', that
is, her wanting is only gradual and
not yet full; such are some of the
possibilities of subtlety of meaning
with the English
language!
- tekromancr 12y agoOhh, I see the confusion there, but I like the ambiguity it causes. It reminds me of "Pretty little girl's school"