amBIGuity

Ambiguous sentences are one of the BIGGEST misleading claims ever! Those are sentences that have two meanings; therefore, people are prone to interpret it differently from others. Some ambiguous sentences are quite funny. There was an activity we did in school; it was about making our own ambiguous headlines. I found out that there are a lot of ambiguous headlines that can be formed!

I found something in the internet about ambiguous announcements in church. It is quite funny when you read it once…I’ve taken this from Collection of Ambiguous or Inconsistent/Incomplete Statements Compiled by Jeff Gray

ACTUAL ANNOUNCEMENTS TAKEN FROM CHURCH BULLETINS

• Thursday night - Potluck supper. Prayer and meditation to follow. [prayer and meditation for supper? Or prayer and meditation after supper?]
• This afternoon there will be a meeting in the South and North ends of the church. Children will be baptized at both ends. [ both ends of the child?? Or both ends of the church?]
• This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs. Lewis to come forward and lay an egg on the altar. [put an egg in the altar or lay an egg on the altar… like a chicken]
• At the evening service tonight the sermon topic will be "What is hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice. (this is funny) [listening to the choir is hell? Or the sermon topic is about hell]
• Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa will be speaking tonight at Calvary Memorial Church in Racine. Come tonight and hear Bertha Belch all the way from Africa. [ hear Bertha all the way from Africa? Or Bertha from Africa]
• "Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Don't forget your husbands". [get rid of your husband? hahahaha or don’t forget to bring your husband to the sale]

Collection of Ambiguous or Inconsistent/Incomplete Statements Compiled by Jeff Gray (http://www.gray-area.org/Research/Ambig/#MISC)

See how ambiguous sentences work? They can be funny but sometimes they are more likely to be misinterpreted!!