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.)