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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
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Do you all have English names?

Do you all have English names? (books, songs etc)

Does the sentence have 2 possible meanings?

1. Each student has one name.

2. Each student has more than one name.

If the sentence has only one meaning: 1. , how it is different from 'Do you all have an English name' ?
  

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Hi, Do you all have English names ? (books, songs etc) Does the sentence have 2 possible meanings? 1.

— Clive

  • Hi, Do you all have English names ?
  • (books, songs etc) Does the sentence have 2 possible meanings?
  • 1.
  • Each student has one name.
  • 2.
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Hi,
Do you all have English names? (books, songs etc)

Does the sentence have 2 possible meanings?

1. Each student has one name.

2. Each student has more than one name.

If the sentence has only one meaning: 1. , how it is different from 'Do you all have an English name' ? Not
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Do you all have English names?
= Does each of you have an English name? <<< The "default" interpretation.

OR
= Does each of you have more than one English name? <<< It's better to say something like this if this is the meaning you have in mind.


Do you all have an English name?
= Does each of you have an English na
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