Ambiguity of "the first noun to do"
I'm curious to know whether "the first noun to get" can sound ambiguous according context like below. In the below sentences, "the first challenger to get.." seems to sound ambiguous.
As for #1, he didn't fight Johnson, but as for #2, he did fight Johnson, so I think "the first noun to do" expression can sound ambiguous. Am I right?
1.He was the first challenger to get in the ring to fight Johnson, but the game wasn’t made because he cancelled the fight due to the pain in his right leg.
2.He was the first challenger to get in the ring to fight Johnson, and he knocked down Johnson with only one kick straight to the head, which lead to him conclusively winning the fight.
Top answer
" in #1 is a lie. fire1 the game wasn’t made This isn't English. I assume you mean the game never took place, so nobody got into the ring to do anything.
- " in #1 is a lie.
- fire1 the game wasn’t made This isn't English.
- I assume you mean the game never took place, so nobody got into the ring to do anything.
- CJ
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fire1As for #1, he didn't fight Johnson
But in #1 he wasn't the first challenger to get in the ring to fight Johnson because he never got in the ring at all, so "was the first to ..." in #1 is a lie.
fire1the game wasn’t made
This isn't English. I assume you mean the game never took place, so nobody got into the r
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