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Moominpapa Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
The meaning of the sentence
Could anyone please interpret the meaning of the following sentence for me?
"I was going to see a friend of mine in Oklahoma City and decided to use my frequent flyer miles. I booked a flight, but the only one they had had a long layover in Denver."
Of these, I know the meaning of the early part. And I didn't know the meaning of "but the only one they had had a long layover in Denver."
What are they? There doesn't seem to be any counterpart to this "they" in the earlier part.
Thanks in advance.
"I was going to see a friend of mine in Oklahoma City and decided to use my frequent flyer miles. I booked a flight, but the only one they had had a long layover in Denver."
Of these, I know the meaning of the early part. And I didn't know the meaning of "but the only one they had had a long layover in Denver."
What are they? There doesn't seem to be any counterpart to this "they" in the earlier part.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
'They' implicitly means 'the airline people with whom I booked the flight'.
- 'They' implicitly means 'the airline people with whom I booked the flight'.
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'They' implicitly means 'the airline people with whom I booked the flight'.
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The only flight that was available ("the only one they had") required spending a long time in the Denver airport between flights.
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Which is to say, does the sentence mean "there was only one trouble on my air trip. It was a long layover in Denver" ?
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Oh! I completely understand!
The only flight that was available ("the only one they had") required spending a long time in the Denver airport between flights.
Thanks both of you!
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