Ambiguity is in the Eye of the Beholder: Exelixis v. Kappos
Nov 14th, 2012 by Jon Schuchardt | Recent News & Articles |
I never promised you any money.
The words could not be plainer: “I never promised you any money.” The meaning is clear and unambiguous, right? Ask six people to read the sentence, however, each in turn emphasizing the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth word, and you’ll quickly agree that multiple meanings are possible from even this simplest of sentence constructions. “I never promised you any money” (she did, but I didn’t); “I never promised you any money” (your sister, maybe, but not you); “I never promised you any money” (a return favor maybe, but no cash). You get the idea. […]