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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Learning

1-Happiness is learning to whistle.

Does this mean:
a-One is happy when one is learning to whistle.
or:
b-One is happy when one has learnt to whistle.
or:
the sentence is ambiguous.

Gratefully,
Navi.
  

Top answer

You're right—it is ambiguous. Remove the ambiguity by saying b-Happiness is being able to whistle. (Some folk are easy to please ) Rover

— Rover_KE

  • You're right—it is ambiguous.
  • Remove the ambiguity by saying b-Happiness is being able to whistle.
  • (Some folk are easy to please ) Rover
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You're right—it is ambiguous.

Remove the ambiguity by saying

b-Happiness is being able to whistle.

(Some folk are easy to please
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