That that is is that that is not is not is that it it is: Difference between revisions
ClueBot NG (talk | contribs) m Reverting possible vandalism by 205.118.162.51 to version by 8en. Report False Positive? Thanks, ClueBot NG. (4089970) (Bot) |
DarthFlappy (talk | contribs) m →top: Drive-by tagging |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
The first, second, and fourth relate a simple philosophical proverb in the style of [[Parmenides]] stating: that ''all that is'' is; and that anything that does not exist does not. The phrase was noted in ''[[Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable]]''.<ref>{{cite book | last = Brewer | first = Ebenezer Cobham | author-link = Ebenezer Cobham Brewer | title = Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | publisher = Harper | date = 1953 | pages = 896}}</ref> |
The first, second, and fourth relate a simple philosophical proverb in the style of [[Parmenides]] stating: that ''all that is'' is; and that anything that does not exist does not. The phrase was noted in ''[[Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable]]''.<ref>{{cite book | last = Brewer | first = Ebenezer Cobham | author-link = Ebenezer Cobham Brewer | title = Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | publisher = Harper | date = 1953 | pages = 896}}</ref> |
||
This phrase appeared in the 1968 American movie ''[[Charly]]'', written to demonstrate punctuation to the main character Charly's teacher, in a scene to demonstrate that the surgical operation to make the character smarter had succeeded.<ref>{{cite web|title=Charly (1968)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062794/|website=IMDb|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref> |
This phrase appeared in the 1968 American movie ''[[Charly]]'', written to demonstrate punctuation to the main character Charly's teacher, in a scene to demonstrate that the surgical operation to make the character smarter had succeeded.<ref>{{cite web|title=Charly (1968)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062794/|website=IMDb|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref>{{Better source needed}} |
||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
Revision as of 16:50, 10 March 2022
That that is is that that is not is not is that it it is is a grammatically correct English word sequence demonstrating syntactic ambiguity. It is used as an example illustrating the importance of proper punctuation.[1]
The sequence can be understood as any of four grammatically correct sequences, each with at least three discrete sentences, by adding punctuation:
That that is is. That that is not is not. Is that it? It is.
That that is is that that is. "Not" is not. Is that it? It is.
That that is is that that is not. Is "'not' is that" it? It is.
That that is is that that is not "is not". Is that it? It is.
The first, second, and fourth relate a simple philosophical proverb in the style of Parmenides stating: that all that is is; and that anything that does not exist does not. The phrase was noted in Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.[2]
This phrase appeared in the 1968 American movie Charly, written to demonstrate punctuation to the main character Charly's teacher, in a scene to demonstrate that the surgical operation to make the character smarter had succeeded.[3][better source needed]
See also
- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
- Colorless green ideas sleep furiously
- James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher
- List of linguistic example sentences
References
- ^ Wieringa, Moore & Barnes (1993). Procedure Writing: Principles and Practices. Battelle Press. p. 54. ISBN 0-935470-68-9.
- ^ Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham (1953). Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Harper. p. 896.
- ^ "Charly (1968)". IMDb. Retrieved 22 August 2014.