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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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The man lied bleeding on the ground, having cut himself on broken glass.
Is the sentence good or does it sound like the man cut himself not by accident?
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It's ambiguous, ,but the context usually makes the intended meaning clear. Clive
- It's ambiguous, ,but the context usually makes the intended meaning clear.
- Clive
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It's ambiguous, ,but the context usually makes the intended meaning clear.
Clive
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anonymousThe manliedlay bleeding on the ground, having cut himself on broken glass.
As shown.
anonymousdoes it sound like the man cut himselfnot by accident?on purpose?
Not necessarily. We need more info
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"on" broken glass gives me the feeling it was accidental.
"with" broken glass would make me think it was intentional.
This is just me.
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