Friday, 4 November 2011

slightly off-topic

Cannibalism in Germany?
Less off-topic now:
Can this ambiguous phrase be disambiguated purely by phonetic means?

3 comments:

  1. I suppose if you take this to the local press, there'll immediately be a Menschenauflauf there.

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  2. 1) Children cook in Bremen.

    2) Cooking children in Bremen.

    Right?

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  3. @Alex: Right. But whichever meaning is intended, the stress pattern would be the same.

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