andmist
Andmist is a term that appears in informal discussions of language and cognition to denote a perceived ambiguity or fog surrounding coordinated structures. It is not a standard term in linguistics but is used to discuss how the conjunction and can obscure the relationship between the joined elements, especially when the semantics of the elements differ or when the elements themselves are composite.
The coinage blends and with mist as a metaphor for obscurity in interpretation. It signals an area
Usage and examples are typically found in online discussions, blogs, and some introductory expositions on semantics
Relation to established concepts includes scope ambiguity, coordination, and syntactic-semantic interface issues. Critics note that andmist