Philosophy 110 - Handout on ambiguity Directions: Explain the ambiguity, if any, by stating at least two possible meanings the statement can have.

1. She saw the farmer with binoculars.

2. People who protest often get arrested.

3. He chased the girl in his car.

4. She likes candy more than her husband.

5. We were invited to go to the movies yesterday. 6. The biggest Forty-Niner fans come from Marin County. 7. Did he inform you of what he said in his letter? 8. "HOW THERAPY CAN HELP TORTURE VICTIMS" -San Francisco Chronicle 9. If I told you that you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me? 10. "All my life I wanted to run for president in the worst possible way, and I did." - Walter Mondale 11. They both met someone who was sick with the flu a week ago. 12. Newspaper headline: "Police Kill 6 Coyotes After Mauling of Girl." 13. If you crave the taste of a real German beer, nothing is better than Dunkelbrau. 14. All our cars are on sale for $200 over factory invoice. 15. Jordan could write more profound essays. 16. "New York's first commercial human sperm-bank opened Friday with semen samples from 18 men frozen in a stainless steel tank." 17. "Leave your clothes here and spend the rest of the afternoon having a good time." -- Sign in a Rome laundry 18. Drop you trousers here for best results. - - Sign in a Bangkok dry cleaner 19. Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. daily. -- Sign in Athens hotel 20. "After he removed the trash from the pool, the children played in it." 21. A former professional football player was accused of assaulting a thirty-three-year-old woman with a female accomplice. 22. "When Queen Elizabeth exposed herself before her troops, they all shouted 'harrah.'" 23. The two suspects fled the area before the officers' arrival in a white Ford Mustang, being driven by a third male. 24. Don't let worry kill you - let the church help. 25. . . . Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community. 26. The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind. They can be seen in the church basement Saturday. 27. A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow. 28. At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice.