Words 'n Things

Today, just a few phrases and sentences to contemplate (related to homonymic/semantic issues in cognitive processing):

gray day
grade A

ice cream
I scream

that's tough
that stuff

choose ink
chews zinc

peace of mind
piece of my mind

John beat Mary up every morning.
John beat up Mary every morning.

The book was read and reviewed.
The book was red and blue.

Tom hit the man with a stick.
Tom hit the man with a mustache.

On the wall were tin cans.
On the wall were ten cans.

A rival of John's brother was late.
Arrival of John's brother was late.

The wood in baseball bats comes from a lumberyard in St. Louis.
The wooden baseball bats come from a lumberyard in St. Louis.

Enough...