Friday, September 3, 2010
Vague Sentence
The vague sentence is the kind of sentence that have open ended. This kind of sentence has so many ways that it can be understand. Most of the time the listeners can not settle on just one meaning without some kind of explanation. If we think about our daily life, it usually fill with vague sentences. Even on TV or radio program. Especially in commercials, there are a lot of vague sentences. For example, it might say that this car insurance can help you save money for at least 15 percents or more. However, the commercial did not tell you how it can help you save the 15 percents if you switch from the insurance you currently have. At the same time it can mean that you can save the 15 percents if you switch from one insurance company in particular, not every company. So as we can see that vague sentence can be interpreted into many ways. One cannot decide on one meaning without a clear explanation from the speaker.
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I agree that our lives are filled with vague sentences. Because when we talk, we know what we mean. We don't really see it as being vague. While other who listen, may have different interpretations of what we are saying. I also agree that commercials are extremely vague. Commercials are made to sell us stuff so they say whatever it is that would make us buy into their product. By being vague, they can turn a small thing to something that seems big and good. This can be seen as false advertisements but it's not. They're just saying vague statements and it's the buyer that interpret those claims in different ways.
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