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There/they're/their
I still have to think about there/they're/their occasionally.
Is it possible to construct a sentence so ambiguous so that 2 out of the 3 would work? How about all 3?
Is it possible to construct a sentence so ambiguous so that 2 out of the 3 would work? How about all 3?
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[nq:1]I still have to think about there/they're/their occasionally. Is it possible to construct a sentence so ambiguous so that 2 out of the 3 would work? [/nq] "3 boys got on the train to Edinburgh, and their mother said to the guard, "Please let me know when they're all there" H'm.
- [nq:1]I still have to think about there/they're/their occasionally.
- Is it possible to construct a sentence so ambiguous so that 2 out of the 3 would work?
- [/nq] "3 boys got on the train to Edinburgh, and their mother said to the guard, "Please let me know when they're all there" H'm.
- There seems to be a problem with tenses here that I do not like.
- However I think that should help clarify the there/they're/their issue.
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[nq:1]I still have to think about there/they're/their occasionally. Is it possible to construct a sentence so ambiguous so that 2 out of the 3 would work? How about all 3?[/nq]
"3 boys got on the train to Edinburgh, and their mother said to the guard, "Please let me know when they're all there"
H'm. There seems to be a problem with tenses here that I do not like. However I think that
"3 boys got on the train to Edinburgh, and their mother said to the guard, "Please let me know when they're all there"
H'm. There seems to be a problem with tenses here that I do not like. However I think that
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[nq:1]I still have to think about there/they're/their occasionally. Is it possible to construct a sentence so ambiguous so that 2 out of the 3 would work? How about all 3?[/nq]
Two isn't difficult:
Where are there children?
Where are their children?
The first one is slightly stilted, I'll admit, but certainly valid English. I'm sure it's possible to construct a sent
Two isn't difficult:
Where are there children?
Where are their children?
The first one is slightly stilted, I'll admit, but certainly valid English. I'm sure it's possible to construct a sent
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[nq:1]I still have to think about there/they're/their occasionally. Is it possible to construct a sentence so ambiguous so that 2 out of the 3 would work? How about all 3?[/nq]
It depends on the meaning of "". But that's cheating, of course. What's the problem with ambiguous sentences? There, words. Their words. They're words.
I suppose you could construct a sentence that could be co
It depends on the meaning of "". But that's cheating, of course. What's the problem with ambiguous sentences? There, words. Their words. They're words.
I suppose you could construct a sentence that could be co
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