A garden-path headline from the Washington Post

Language Log 2025-11-26

Summary:

From François Lang: I had to read the first paragraph of this article before being able to parse the headline! What a perfect storm of ambiguity! Selected readings "Garden paths galore" (1/22/24) — with long list of references United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE; pronounced "ice")

Link:

https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=72073&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-garden-path-headline-from-the-washington-post

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Tags:

ambiguity

Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

11/26/2025, 18:45

Date published:

11/26/2025, 18:01