The following paragraph would have to take the cake as the most syntactically confusing paragraph I read today.
“I’m not saying he’s dishonest, but in terms of judgment, in terms of being able to answer a question forthrightly, it has two different parts to this. The judgment and the truthfulness and just being able to answer very candidly a simple question about when did you know him, how did you know him, is there still — has there been an association continued since ’02 or ’05, I know I’ve read a couple different stories. I think it’s relevant.”
Qtd by Maureen Dowd.
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Can't say I can parse this....
"I think it's relevant"
Right. And so is syntax!
"to answer a question forthrightly"
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say what?
This is why verbal language rarely makes a good written quote. I can see what he's getting at, though.
Verbal ability doesn't always translate to competence. It sure is tough to get the subjects and verbs to agree in here, though.
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