Punctuation Ambiguity

A type of linguistic ambiguity created by changing the punctuation of a sentence by pausing in the wrong place, or by running together two sentences so that the end of one and the beginning of the next form a new meaning. In the Milton Model, punctuation ambiguity is used to deliver embedded commands and suggestions. For example: 'You can notice your hand... moving into trance easily now.' The pause creates an ambiguous boundary that the unconscious mind processes differently from the conscious mind.