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Ambiguity
"Ambiguity" in a Sentence (14 examples)
There is just so much beauty in ambiguity!
Sometimes translations do create ambiguity.
Life is full of ambiguity.
In English there is a choice between closed and open punctuation; in the former, the writer uses all punctuation that can legitimately be used, whereas in the latter the writer leaves out all punctuation that can be left out without creating ambiguity.
There is no ambiguity.
There will be no ambiguity.
Lucy was surprised at the ambiguity of his language.
Is a translator allowed to introduce a minor grammatical error in order to avoid ambiguity? Certainly, because the rule was made for man, not man for the rule.
Ambiguity is a major problem in translation.
The ambiguity is beautiful.
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His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.
Whan this ſayd monument diſcouered was / Suche a ſuauite and fragrant odoure / Aſcended from the corps by ſingular grace / Paſſyng all worldly ſwetnes and ſauour / That all there present that day and hour / Suppoſed they had ben / in the felicite / Of erthely paradiſe / without ambiguite.
If two persons bore the same name, and confusion was likely to be caused, ambiguity was avoided by adding the name of the father[…]
For people who would rather face a plague of locusts than permit an avoidable ambiguity, this is like having their underwear twisted. You may think we should say to such people, “Get a life.” By all means tell them that. I’m neither making these rules up nor trying to enforce them; my job in this book is to point out to you what seems to be the current state of the language and its speakers."
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