Groucho Marx's statement "I shot an elephant in my pajamas" illustrates:?

A. a latent ambiguity
B. ?a patent ambiguity
C. ?a mistake in integration
D. ?the plain meaning that the elephant was wearing Groucho's pajamas and deserved to be shot.


Answer: B

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