جمله عجیب

پروفسور ارنست برنک کلمبیایی جمله ای را اختراع کرد
که تنها با قراردادن یک کلمه در همه نقاط ممکن آن، معنای متفاوتی به خود می گرفت :

جمله:
"I hit him in the eye yesterday"

و کلمه مورد نظر :
"ONLY"

1. ONLY I hit him in the eye yesterday. (No one else did.)
2. I ONLY hit him in the eye yesterday. (Did not slap him.)
3. I hit ONLY him in the eye yesterday. (I did not hit others.)
4. I hit him ONLY in the eye yesterday. (I did not hit outside the eye.)
5. I hit him in ONLY the eye yesterday. (Not other organs.)
6. I hit him in the ONLY eye yesterday. (He doesn't have another eye.)
7. I hit him in the eye ONLY yesterday. (Not today.)
8. I hit him in the eye yesterday ONLY. (Did not wait for today.)