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  • $\begingroup$ "colorless green ideas sleep furiously" is the canonical example of a syntactically valid sentence that lacks meaning. You've succeeded at syntax, not meaning. $\endgroup$
    – djechlin
    Commented Oct 23, 2016 at 21:36
  • $\begingroup$ @djechlin, Sorry, just saw this. Although true, that is a fine example of a meaningless sentence, there is meaning in each of my sentences even though they may be awkward. They each have meaning and alternate between declarative and imperative style sentences. Look a little more closely. $\endgroup$
    – John
    Commented Mar 16, 2017 at 21:44
  • $\begingroup$ Are these even syntactic? I don't even see how to assign POS to the first one. $\endgroup$
    – djechlin
    Commented Mar 16, 2017 at 21:47
  • $\begingroup$ @djechlin, "Who critiqued the transition-workshop's text?" :) Hyphen added for clarity. $\endgroup$
    – John
    Commented Mar 16, 2017 at 23:17
  • $\begingroup$ Eh, I think you see why I think this doesn't count. Carry on. $\endgroup$
    – djechlin
    Commented Mar 16, 2017 at 23:48