A vague sentence I have heard recently is “I have a lot of money in the bank.” This is vague because you don’t know how much money is in the bank, what bank it is in, why they have a lot of money in the bank or what they are planning to do with this money. I overheard this conversation at work and did not think anything about it until I realized there are so many questions that can be asked behind a statement.
An ambiguous sentence I overheard in my house was “He gave her cat food.” It can either be interpreted at he gave the lady’s cat food or he fed the lady cat food. The first scenario is more likely that the second but it can still be confused as to what the person is really trying to communicate.
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