tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851981677644878233.post6269717569487834530..comments2023-10-25T02:16:28.192-06:00Comments on Ryan's linguistics blog: another crash blossomRyan Denzer-Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015316224715016479noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851981677644878233.post-37202664702927630772014-08-03T17:16:23.167-06:002014-08-03T17:16:23.167-06:00Try this: "The horse (that had been) raced pa...Try this: "The horse (that had been) raced past the barn fell."Ryan Denzer-Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015316224715016479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851981677644878233.post-83683318281000975862014-08-03T14:56:08.453-06:002014-08-03T14:56:08.453-06:00Strange: I had absolutely no difficulty at all in ...Strange: I had absolutely no difficulty at all in understanding at first sight "Stepmom charged with murder has baby" or "Alabama stepmom charged with girl's murder gives birth". But I've examined "The horse raced past the barn fell" over and over -- and I've still not the last idea what it means! (Incidentally, headlines rarely contain the word "the". Is it <i>that</i> that's throwing me?)Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10718209592445394736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851981677644878233.post-90074249136926671722013-05-02T10:36:47.581-06:002013-05-02T10:36:47.581-06:00Or fell as a postmodifier of barn.Or fell as a postmodifier of barn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851981677644878233.post-66337540007679206812013-05-02T10:18:48.109-06:002013-05-02T10:18:48.109-06:00Or fiercely.Or fiercely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851981677644878233.post-52994270481230968612013-05-02T10:17:10.453-06:002013-05-02T10:17:10.453-06:00Fell can be read as an adverb meaning cruelly, if ...Fell can be read as an adverb meaning cruelly, if you want a poetic interpretation as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851981677644878233.post-92207962191806069992013-03-19T09:31:39.918-06:002013-03-19T09:31:39.918-06:00Neat, I hadn't noticed those beforeNeat, I hadn't noticed those beforeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210232551153304794noreply@blogger.com