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Sunday, October 4, 2009
Who's not for sale?
The omission of the phrase "property of" in front of the person's name, in this case, "A.Hassan", has the unintended meaning that "A.Hassan" is "not for sale". An example of an ellipsis. Missing constituents of a sentence can make a big difference.
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