Associations to the word «Amphiboly»

Wiktionary

AMPHIBOLY, noun. (grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.

Dictionary definition

AMPHIBOLY, noun. An ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes.

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza