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Of course it's clear which is more likely in this specific case, but from the semantic structure I read (present tense) it the other way around. It actually str
by foobarbecue 1mo ago
Of course it's clear which is more likely in this specific case, but from the semantic structure I read (present tense) it the other way around. It actually struck me as a grammatical error when I first read (past tense) it.
If I said "my water is ice now," one would assume freezing rather than melting.
So in this case one would assume a server became a phone, when actually a phone became a server.
(English is my first language.)
- smelendez 1mo agoYes, that’s a great example. I think most of the time you’d play with the order it would be for comic effect, like someone saying “my dinner is pretzels now” after having too big a snack.