Discuss problem based upon ambiguity contest

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Question: Ambiguity contest

Ambiguous/garden path sentence contest. 10 extra credit points given for original sentences of up to 5 words that can be used for a 520-homework assignment or test. To be usable for 520, the different meanings must be derived with different parses. Prefer sentences that use one of the "words of the year" selected since 2000. See below for a short list of such words, and you can find many more using any search engine.

Because - introducing a noun, adjective, or other part of speech (e.g., because traffic, because awesome), as well as a clause (e.g., because the traffic was lighter than anticipated, because the ambiguous sentences were so awesome).

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