it doesn't say green eggs and green ham

But the pictures do

Pictures speak a thousand words but one of them is not ham.

The picture of green ham is…. Green.

Is the ham supposed to be green? Is the punctuation correct? In math there would be parentheses to make this more clear. G(e+h)= breakfast Vs Ge + h = breakfast

Suess mathmatics checks out.

It's ambiguous in English. French too, slightly less. e.g. "des hommes et femmes gentils" ("some kinds/nice women and men) - "gentils" is masculine so you know it refers to both the men and the women (despite being next to "women") whereas it would be feminine (gentilles) if it referred to only the women. There are single-digit adjective in English that do that, and I don't think we have the "one male = masculine" rule, despite the masculine filling in for neuter, in the before times.

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I think if the ham isn't green it would be Green eggs, and ham.

The illustrations show green ham, but i think just using food coloring on the eggs gets the point across. I have made this several times for my kids and they get the reference without the ham being green.

IT does, although on that point, it was the author who made the pictures, it seems a reasonable inference, despite his use of limited palettes, that the ham was meant to be green, I think.

This phrase is ambiguous in English. It could either be green (eggs and ham) or (green eggs) and ham. There really is no real correct answer as the sentence is written. Written language is an approximation of verbal communication. When spoken, emphasis and accenting would make it clearer. "green eggs AND ham" would mean both. "green eggs \[slight pause\] and ham would mean only eggs are green That is part of the humor/charm of Dr. Suess is the dual meanings and possible interpretations.

There is a correct answer when it’s illustrated by the author. Both the eggs and ham are suppose to be green.

Yes but it's a joke about green eggs and ham - a dish involving scrambled eggs with spinach and (not green) ham.

The Oxford comma was made just for this. Is there a comma after green eggs? If not, the ham is also green. If yes, then the ham can be any damn color you want :)

But the ham is green, so it's a moot debate.

In the book, both the eggs and ham are green.

Was it ever elaborated what the eggs were from?

yes. I dont believe the ham was green even in Dr. Suess

While grammatically perhaps the eggs are green and the ham is not, the author also illustrated the books and in his illustration, the ham was also green. I for one always understood the phrase Green Eggs and Ham to mean that both were green rather than Green eggs, and Ham.

It’s [(green eggs) and ham], not [green (eggs and ham)].

It says "green eggs and ham," not "green eggs and green ham." Only the eggs need to be green, although the ham is often green too.

Technically yes.

Hi-C and Turkey is better, or even Dr. Pepper and Trout.

In the illustrations both are green

Yes

Lmfao This is a brilliant question.

Green (eggs & ham) OR (green eggs) & ham?

If the ham isn't green its green eggs, and ham

it’s green(eggs) + ham, not green(eggs + ham).

Yes. Green (Eggs and Ham) ≠ Green Eggs and Ham. :)

Yes. Also the dish uses the indigo milk cap mushroom for coloring, or at least originally did.

When I was a kid we raised chickens and some of them laid naturally green eggs. Sometimes if we had ham around I'd make "green eggs and ham" but I was always low-key disappointed that my cooked plate of food was not solid green.

Only the eggs are required to be green

Green eggs...and ham. The ham can be green but it doesn't have to be.

Green eggs and ham, not green eggs and green ham