Networks

Anonymous "We design, build and connect new developments to water and telecommunications networks."What does this sentence mean?

They are plumbers and wiring technicians. They connect new houses to municipal water supply and sewage systems and to the internet, telephone, etc.

Thank you, Mister Micawber. That's what I thought, but I'm not entirely sure the sentence is constructed properly.

This is how I am reading the sentence:
- We design new developments
- We build new developments
- We connect new developments to water and telecommunications networks.

I know the company only serves the new build sector.

Is the sentence ambig

AnonymousThis is how I am reading the sentence: - We design new developments- We build new developments- We connect new developments to water and telecommunications networks.

Yes, it can be read that way; I didn't, but yours is probably right.

Mister Micawber,, I can confirm that your interpretation is correct. I know what the intended meaning is from looking at other brochures they have created.

-We design (water and telecommunications networks), we build (water and telecommunications networks) and we connect new developments to water and telecommunications networks.

Is it best to rewrite ambiguous sentences like the

AnonymousIs it best to rewrite ambiguous sentences like these?

No, not if you are trying to communicate, but such sentences are often created unintentionally.

I'm sorry, I don't understand part of your response: "No, not if you are trying to communicate."
I'm asking about rewriting because another prospective client like me might look at that sentence and read it how I read it, which is incorrect.

AnonymousI'm sorry, I don't understand part of your response:

That's because I misread your previous question, sorry. Let me try again:

Is it best to rewrite ambiguous sentences like these?
Yes, if you are trying to communicate.

Many thanks.