Different inferences... With emphasis on the red words.
"I never said she stole my money" - Someone else said it, but I didn't.
"I never said she stole my money" - I simply didn't ever say it.
"I never said she stole my money" - I might have implied it in some way, but I never explicitly said it.
"I never said she stole my money" - I said someone took it; I didn't say it was she.
"I never said she stole my money" - I just said she probably borrowed it.
"I never said she stole my money" - I said she stole someone else's money.
"I never said she stole my money" - I said she stole something of mine, but not my money.
Different meanings given by a computer when asked the phrase..
"Time flies like an arrow"
1)The common simile; time moves quickly just like an arrow does;
2)Measure the speed of flies like you would measure that of an arrow
('time' being an imperative verb and 'flies' being the insects) - i.e. (You should) time flies as you would (time) an arrow;
3)Measure the speed of flies like an arrow would
i.e. Time flies in the same way that an arrow would (time them);
4)Measure the speed of flies that are like arrows -
i.e. Time those flies that are like arrows;
5)A type of flying insect, "time-flies," enjoys a single arrow (compare Fruit flies like a banana)
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