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Cannibalism and Accidental Parallel Structure
So there's this Hannaford's ad that has been in heavy rotation lately. I've never bothered to actually *look* at it, but it starts out,
"Good news for the people... (beat) (beat) who feed the people... (beat) (beat) who eat... (beat) (beat)"
It then continues with, "and eat", since it's *supposed* to be aimed at mothers with a brood to feed. But my brain absolutely *insists*, every single time, on completing the sentence with "people"...
"Good news for the people... (beat) (beat) who feed the people... (beat) (beat) who eat... (beat) (beat)"
It then continues with, "and eat", since it's *supposed* to be aimed at mothers with a brood to feed. But my brain absolutely *insists*, every single time, on completing the sentence with "people"...