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Like all of language: context. Why would hair be like 80s synthpop, or potatoes be in any way related to a by-product of honey?
by throwaway808081 1y ago
Like all of language: context.
Why would hair be like 80s synthpop, or potatoes be in any way related to a by-product of honey?
- xboxnolifes 1y agoHair can be either waxy or wavy or both.
- IshKebab 1y agoHer long blond waxy hair blew in the wind. Context.
- jonathrg 1y agoHer wa[]y hair was a challenge for the hairdresser
- IshKebab 1y agoI'm not saying the context always disambiguates it. You can have ambiguous sentences even with perfect fonts.
- oneeyedpigeon 1y agoThe judge delivered an ambiguous sentence.
- lelanthran 1y ago> Her long blond waxy hair blew in the wind. Same question as GP - how can you tell if that was meant to be waxy or wavy?
- IshKebab 1y agoFrom the context. Long hair blowing in the wind is a description of beautiful hair. Wavy hair is beautiful; waxy hair is not. This is very obvious to most people.
- Biganon 1y ago"I'll have you know that some people find waxy hair beautifully therefore your example is invalid and I am very intelligent" :nerd: