Thursday, September 02, 2004
Fun Little Logic Puzzle
In Semantics & Pragmatics today, we got a little puzzle meant to demonstrate the distinction between use and mention.*
Try to figure out why the following sentence is true:
One word is a phrase of 2 words, but every English phrase has 3 words.
*That probably makes no sense to non-linguists and/or non-philosophers. Don't worry about it. Pay attention to the puzzle.
In Semantics & Pragmatics today, we got a little puzzle meant to demonstrate the distinction between use and mention.*
Try to figure out why the following sentence is true:
One word is a phrase of 2 words, but every English phrase has 3 words.
*That probably makes no sense to non-linguists and/or non-philosophers. Don't worry about it. Pay attention to the puzzle.
