Que est-ce que c'est Amphibole?

My husband says that my blog is too serious, so I'll try to lighten things up for this post. I won't guarantee you will laugh, however....

You may be wondering what Amphibole is.

Amphibole is a mineral of metamorphic (or igneous) origin. I like the concept of external forces shaping us, but that we retain our core character through those experiences.

A related word is amphibology, a logical fallacy, or an ambiguous grammatical construction. Life is seemingly logical but often not...

Here is an example of an amphibology from Groucho Marx:

“ I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas I'll never know. ”
- from Animal Crackers

And a couple of cute and short ones:

Eat our curry, you won't get better!

No food is better than our food!

And a literary example from statemaster.com: From or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Edward II, an Elizabethan play written by Christopher Marlowe:

Edwardum occidere nolite timere bonum est.

Depending on how the reader punctuates this line, this can be interpreted as Edward's death sentence, or as an order to preserve Edward's life

Fear not to kill the king, 'tis good he die... kill not the king, 'tis good to fear the worst. (5.4.8-11)

Sources: http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Amphibology and Wikipedia