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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

The day he was born

He cursed the day he was born.

Is the above sentence ambiguous?
  

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Yes. It probably means that he thought it unfortunate that he ever existed, but it could mean that he uttered foul language shortly after his birth.

— Blue Jay

  • Yes.
  • It probably means that he thought it unfortunate that he ever existed, but it could mean that he uttered foul language shortly after his birth.
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Yes. It probably means that he thought it unfortunate that he ever existed, but it could mean that he uttered foul language shortly after his birth.
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AnonymousIs the above sentence ambiguous?
Not to me. Day-old children do not have language skills.
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