time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana

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An example of a garden path sentence and of syntactic ambiguity.

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  1. humoroushuman sciencesAn example of a garden path sentence and of syntactic ambiguity.
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APA

time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20flies%20like%20an%20arrow%3B%20fruit%20flies%20like%20a%20banana

MLA

“time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20flies%20like%20an%20arrow%3B%20fruit%20flies%20like%20a%20banana. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20flies%20like%20an%20arrow%3B%20fruit%20flies%20like%20a%20banana.

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