04 May 2015

The importance of word order

From Into The Shadows, via BoingBoing.

2 comments:

  1. she told him that she loved him.
    only she told him that she loved him.
    she only told him that she loved him.
    she told only him that she loved him.
    she told him only that she loved him.
    she told him that only she loved him.
    she told him that she only loved him.
    she told him that she loved only him.
    she told him that she loved him only.

    I-)

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  2. This also works with the word "even" except possibly for putting it at the end of that sentence.

    "Even" and "only" are always red-flag flag words, and if you use either, you need to be careful exactly what you're saying and what you _mean_ to say.

    Lurker111

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