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Ashara Posted 5 years ago
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If someone says that they applied nine times before they got the scholarship, how many times did they apply? Is it nine or ten?
If someone says that they applied nine times before they got the scholarship, how many times did they apply? Is it nine or ten?
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ashara how many times did they apply? I would assume that the tenth time would have been the successful one. However, it is ambiguous.
- ashara how many times did they apply?
- I would assume that the tenth time would have been the successful one.
- However, it is ambiguous.
- Normally, we ask a follow up question.
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ashara how many times did they apply?
I would assume that the tenth time would have been the successful one. However, it is ambiguous. Normally, we ask a follow up question.
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