What's a vague sentence?
A vague sentence is a sentence where there are many ways to interpret it. The only way you can see if the way you interpreted the sentence correctly is if the person saying the sentence elaborates on it more.
Where did I hear this sentence?
I blog everyday on another site (Tumblr, if you’re wondering), and I follow many different blogs as well. I come across a lot of different entries people make, and they are always filled with vague sentences. There are some instances where their entries are one sentence long!
There’s this particular blog that is devoted to a certain television show I love to watch (Doctor Who).
Yesterday, I decided to check out the blog again, to see if there were any spoilers for the newest episode coming out this week. I log in, and before scrolling endlessly, I read their top post. It read, “I have never felt this sad about anything in my life!”
What qualified the sentence as vague?
This is considered a vague sentence because I don’t know what the “anything” this person is referring to. Is this person referring to the show? A particular moment in one of the many episodes? Or are did they simply just take a break from watching and blogging about the show and is talking about their life? I took it as a statement about what’s happening in their life, but the statement will remain vague unless I ask the person to elaborate on what they said.
Hope this made sense. :3
Hello! Nice to meet you. =)
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I have a Tumblr too! Haha. Not many people use it. I like to just reblog anything I like or can relate too. I also heard of Doctor Who before. I've never watched the show, but I think I saw commercials of it. Anyways, I like your definition. You have two sentences for vague. I only have one. Haha. Short and simple. I also agree with your quote, "I have never felt this sad about anything in my life!" We don't know what is the person referring to, like what part made the person so sad. How sad did the person feel? But yeah, keep up the good work! I like your background also. ^^
Hey:)! I like how specific you are while you write. Your example of a vague sentence and explanation of why it is a vague sentence is on point. Though I don't have a Tumblr, I always see reposts on Facebook by my friends. I think that's why Tumblr is so creative and successful at the moment, it gives people a chance to interpret posts in their own way. I think Tumblr is one of the top websites for expressing ideas so ambiguously and that's what makes it so interesting. It's pretty cool how several people can have the same understanding for those one-sentence posts though.
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