An example of ambiguity: I promise I'll give you a ring tomorrow.
Although uncommon in American dialects, "giving someone a ring" can simply mean calling them on the telephone. But, obviously, the above sentence can also mean giving someone a piece of jewelry worn on the finger. The statement is, therefore, ambiguous.
I might be able to answer that, I might not.
This old text is full of ambiguity, everyone interprets it in a different way.
1. Using a pronoun without making clear who or what the referent is, for example, "Tom called his father last night. They talked for an hour. He said he would be home the next day." It is not clear whether "He" is referring to Tom or his father. or "I arrived at the airport and greeted my family. They had been waiting there for over an hour. It is very complicated." It is not clear what "it" is referring to in the sentence "It is very complicated." This must be explained more clearly in the sentence, for example, "Returning home to see my family is always very complicated because my parents are divorced and do not have a relationship with each other, but I have a close relationship with each of them." There are, of course, other reasons for ambiguity.
Ambiguity is a word used to describe an uncertainty of something. A good sentence would be, there seems to be no ambiguity in this part of the textbook.
An inability to distiguish between behaviors determined to be proper or improper by a society. Normativity refers to behaviors that are acceptable for a society, such as norms. Ambiguity refers to vagueness or an inability to discern.
vagueness, doubt, uncertainty, obscurity, equivocation, dubiousness
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An example of ambiguity in To Kill a Mockingbird is the character of Boo Radley. Throughout the book, Boo's actions are interpreted in different ways by the community, leading to differing opinions on his character. This ambiguity creates tension and mystery surrounding Boo's true nature.
An example of ambiguity in "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is the character of Dee. It is ambiguous whether Dee's desire to have the family heirlooms is to honor their heritage or to use them as symbols of her own success and rejection of her roots. This ambiguity adds complexity to the story's exploration of heritage and identity.
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One example of ambiguity in Robert Frost's "Mending Wall" is the speaker's questioning of the necessity of the wall. While one character firmly believes in maintaining boundaries and keeping the wall in place, the other character wonders if there is a valid reason for the wall's existence beyond tradition. This ambiguity raises questions about the significance of barriers in human relationships and the balance between connection and separation.
SEMANTIC AMBIGUITY This answer is supported on page 50.
I saw her duck. This could mean that I saw her cover her head and crouch, or that I saw her pet duck.
The Ethics of Ambiguity was created in 1947.
A Certain Ambiguity has 292 pages.
Grouping ambiguity