"An ambiguity, in ordinary speech, means something very pronounced, and as a rule witty or deceitful....any verbal nuance, however slight, which gives room for alternative reactions to the same piece of language."
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William Empson
Sir William Empson (27 September 1906 – 15 April 1984) was an influential English literary critic and poet.
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