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minus-squareDeebster@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·6 months agoWhat’s this kind of thing called in linguistics? Where you parse the sentence wrong (for comedic effect in this case), something about dangling modifiers, maybe?
minus-squarekerrigan778@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·6 months agoThe ol switcheroo I believe.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 months agoBut that’s not important right now.
minus-squareTexasDrunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 months agoDangling modifiers or dangling participles. I think both are correct.
What’s this kind of thing called in linguistics? Where you parse the sentence wrong (for comedic effect in this case), something about dangling modifiers, maybe?
The ol switcheroo I believe.
But that’s not important right now.
Dangling modifiers or dangling participles. I think both are correct.