Let's have fun with English, Di ;p

Hey there,

Today, I learned something new called; 'garden path' sentence. This type of sentence is grammatically correct but people will mostly misinterpret the meaning(s) of the sentence. We, as readers will fall into this 'unintended' misleading judgment of the sentence.

Simply put, a garden path sentence leads us towards a path but it is a wrong path. Ok a simpler version of this would be: The sentence is AMBIGUOUS. lol. Itu je sebenarnya.. chett.. Basically, kita rasa itu maksud ayat tu tapi actually maksud ayat tu lain sebenarnya. 

Okay, okay.. I get it... it's confusing or should I say; almost 'impenetrable' to digest.. hehe.. Let me give you some examples:

a. The old train the young.
    The old train....
                            ....... the young.

b. The old man the boat.
    The old man....
                            ...... the boat.

Di, can you guess some ambiguous meanings from these examples?:

- I convinced her children are noisy.
- Zedi gave his son the cat bit a plaster (bandaid).
- The government plans to raise GST (Goods and Services Tax) were defeated.
- The stupid drink from the restaurant.
- Zedi said; "Put the box on the table in the kitchen!"


p/s - "...to be led down the garden path" is actually an expression. It means to be deceived or tricked. Get it now?

- Please whatsapp me immediately if you understand Di :)

Toodles :)