As I'm finishing 3 Japanese guys come in talking and laughing.
How it should be read:
As I'm finishing –– 3 Japanese guys come in talking and laughing.
What I first read:
As I'm finishing 3 Japanese guys come –– in talking and laughing.
What I then read:
As I'm finishing 3 Japanese guys –– come in talking and laughing.
Then:
As I'm finishing 3 Japanese –– guys come in talking and laughing.
Took me a while. I'm obviously tired and should sleep. Good night, internet people!
One thing I learned as an information technology engineer: language is a tool for communication. As long as the sender can send its message unobstructed and as long as the receiver receives and understands the message as intended, the information transmission can be considered a successs.