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Hello everyone.
I would like to focus on whether there is an ambiguity in this sentence or not.
If I say: "I saw you in the street", Does it have two meanings?
1-) I was in the street and saw you but maybe you were not in the street.
2-) You were in the street and I saw you but maybe I wasn't in the street.
I think this sentence has these two different meanings.
The first question is "Do you agree with me on that idea?"
The second question is "Does it solve this ambiguity to put "in the street" at the beginning?"
In the street, I saw you. (Does it also have two meanings above or have just one meaning?)
Thank you.
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If I say: "I saw you in the street", Does it have two meanings? 1-) I was in the street and saw you but maybe you were not in the street. No 2-) You were in the street and I saw you but maybe I wasn't in the street.
- If I say: "I saw you in the street", Does it have two meanings?
- 1-) I was in the street and saw you but maybe you were not in the street.
- No 2-) You were in the street and I saw you but maybe I wasn't in the street.
- Yes I think this sentence has these two different meanings.
- The first question is "Do you agree with me on that idea?
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If I say: "I saw you in the street", Does it have two meanings?
1-) I was in the street and saw you but maybe you were not in the street. No
2-) You were in the street and I saw you but maybe I wasn't in the street. Yes
I think this sentence has these two different meanings.
The first question is "Do you agree with me on that idea?" No.
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