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[[Megan]] is standing at the podium of the 10th Annual Symposium on Formal Languages (as per the banner behind her). [[Cueball]] crashes in through a glass pane and shouts "GRAMMAR!" and dashes off. Megan remains at the podium looking perplexed. | [[Megan]] is standing at the podium of the 10th Annual Symposium on Formal Languages (as per the banner behind her). [[Cueball]] crashes in through a glass pane and shouts "GRAMMAR!" and dashes off. Megan remains at the podium looking perplexed. | ||
− | This is a reference to the phrase [[wikipedia:Context-free grammar|context-free grammar]], which is a technical term used in formal language theory. | + | This is a reference to the phrase [[wikipedia:Context-free grammar|context-free grammar]], which is a technical term used in formal language theory. The play on words is that Cueball does not provide any context for his statement. |
Revision as of 14:31, 3 August 2012
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[audience looks around] 'What just happened?' 'There must be some context we're missing.'
Description
Megan is standing at the podium of the 10th Annual Symposium on Formal Languages (as per the banner behind her). Cueball crashes in through a glass pane and shouts "GRAMMAR!" and dashes off. Megan remains at the podium looking perplexed.
This is a reference to the phrase context-free grammar, which is a technical term used in formal language theory. The play on words is that Cueball does not provide any context for his statement.