Ambiguity of the day

Jul 16th, 2010 | By Stephanie Campisi

From The Age:

One in 61 tested drivers on drugs
MARIS BECK
July 16, 2010
One can only hope these people were trained before making others undergo drug tests.



Ambiguity of the day

May 6th, 2010 | By Stephanie Campisi

Article
STRATEGIES FOR SOLVING THREE FRACTION-RELATED WORD PROBLEMS ON SPEED: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN CHINESE AND SINGAPOREAN STUDENTS
Chunlian Jiang and Boon Liang Chua



A couple of ambiguities

Feb 24th, 2010 | By Stephanie Campisi

The Age shows off its usual quality writing*:
Building unions fined $1.3m for legal breaches
But if they were legal. . .?
‘He jumped on his head with both feet’
How very agile of him.
*Yes, that’s a deliberate ambiguity.



Ambiguous web address of the day

Feb 9th, 2010 | By Stephanie Campisi

http://www.freelanceworkersexchange.com



Ambiguity of the day

Feb 9th, 2010 | By Stephanie Campisi

From The Age:
Breaking News
6:45AM Wheels of bus packed with kids fall off



Ambiguity of the day

Dec 27th, 2009 | By Stephanie Campisi

From The Age:

I’m not sure how, unless they resort to raising the dead. But I suppose zombies are en vogue.



Ambiguity of the day

Dec 20th, 2009 | By Stephanie Campisi

From The Age:
Man’s body in boot tied to girl’s death



Ambiguity of the day

Dec 8th, 2009 | By Stephanie Campisi

From The Age:
Tourist caught smuggling lizards in pants
Lizards in pants? What’s next? Elephants in pyjamas?



Ambiguity of the Day

Nov 26th, 2009 | By Stephanie Campisi

From The Age:
Police push to cut assaults.
Surely that’s not the best way to go about it?



Ambiguity of the day

Nov 23rd, 2009 | By Stephanie Campisi

I’m not quite sure whether this is meant to be a positive or a negative review.