An amphiboly is an ambiguous grammatical construction.
An amphiboly is an ambiguous grammatical construction.
An amphibology is another name for an amphiboly, an ambiguous grammatical construction.
An example of amphiboly is the statement "I saw her duck," which could be interpreted as either seeing the person physically duck or seeing the person's pet duck. This ambiguity arises from the placement of the word "duck" in the sentence, leading to different possible meanings.
False, I'd say. Amphiboly is syntactic confusion, where the syntax of a sentence allows for different interpretations. Since syntax is all about word order, and word order requires more than one word, the assertion must be false.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern -M---B-L-. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter M and 6th letter B and 8th letter L. In alphabetical order, they are: amphibole amphiboly
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 7 words with the pattern -M--I-O--. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter M and 5th letter I and 7th letter O. In alphabetical order, they are: amphibole amphiboly amphigory amphipods emoticons empoisons imprisons
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 8 words with the pattern A--H----Y. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter A and 4th letter H and 9th letter Y. In alphabetical order, they are: amphiboly amphigory anthology anthotaxy archduchy archenemy archology authority
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern -M---BOL-. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter M and 6th letter B and 7th letter O and 8th letter L. In alphabetical order, they are: amphibole amphiboly
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern -M-H-B--Y. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter M and 4th letter H and 6th letter B and 9th letter Y. In alphabetical order, they are: amphiboly
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern -MP--B--Y. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter M and 3rd letter P and 6th letter B and 9th letter Y. In alphabetical order, they are: amphiboly improbity
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern --PH-BO--. That is, nine letter words with 3rd letter P and 4th letter H and 6th letter B and 7th letter O. In alphabetical order, they are: amphibole amphiboly
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 7 words with the pattern ---HI--LY. That is, nine letter words with 4th letter H and 5th letter I and 8th letter L and 9th letter Y. In alphabetical order, they are: amphiboly dashingly gushingly joshingly lashingly pushingly sighingly