A sentence that has more than one possible meaning. Ex: "If you think our service is bad, you should see our manager." The sentence could be taken two ways. What is the word for a sentence like this? I would really appreciate your help, it's driving me crazy....
2006-08-11 19:06:36 · 6 answers · asked by Zarango 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Ambiguous.
Other examples: I love flying planes. I saw the horse in the barn.
2006-08-11 19:38:22 · answer #1 · answered by Taivo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Double entendre
2006-08-12 02:20:42 · answer #2 · answered by yearrgh 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Double meaning, or ambiguous?
2006-08-12 02:24:46 · answer #3 · answered by catintrepid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
compound sentence.
2006-08-12 02:23:29 · answer #4 · answered by Iya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pun?
2006-08-12 02:12:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
complaint...
2006-08-12 02:15:48 · answer #6 · answered by lou 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋