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Navitasan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
All of them
A says: Harry was talking about an expensive French red wine.
or:
Harry was talking about expensive French red wines.
B replies:
1-I love all of them.
2-I love them all.
3-I love them.
In this context do the sentences 1-3 mean:
a-I love expensive French red wines.
b-I love French red wines.
c-I love red wines.
It seems to me that "1" and "2" are ambiguous but "3" means "a".
Gratefully,
Navi.
or:
Harry was talking about expensive French red wines.
B replies:
1-I love all of them.
2-I love them all.
3-I love them.
In this context do the sentences 1-3 mean:
a-I love expensive French red wines.
b-I love French red wines.
c-I love red wines.
It seems to me that "1" and "2" are ambiguous but "3" means "a".
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
What do you mean by 'ambiguous'? All three responses are appropriate to both remarks.
- What do you mean by 'ambiguous'?
- All three responses are appropriate to both remarks.
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What do you mean by 'ambiguous'? All three responses are appropriate to both remarks.
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Thank you very much Mr. Micawber.
Maybe the question was unclear.
The three responses are appropriate to the original remarks, but do they have the same meaning and do all of them have only one meaning and do they all mean the same?
1-I love all of them.
2-I love them all.
Maybe the question was unclear.
The three responses are appropriate to the original remarks, but do they have the same meaning and do all of them have only one meaning and do they all mean the same?
1-I love all of them.
2-I love them all.
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