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- noun A
sentence that is easilyincorrectly parsed on a firstread , due toambiguity of aword or words.
Etymologies
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From the idiom lead down a garden path
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Telofy commented on the word garden path sentence
I’m a Wikipedia article. I come bearing mindfucks and jokes.
January 6, 2010