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Mitsuo23 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

this "in school" means

Hi,

To me the the sentence below has a double meaning. a) It's in the middle of the day, so the kids haven't come home yet. b) The kids are young and haven't started working yet. Is that obvious which one it means to you?

- All my kids are still in school.

Thank you,
M
  

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mitsuwao23 Is it obvious which one it means to you? No, but the inclusion of "all" makes meaning 2 statistically more likely by a very tiny degree. CJ

— CalifJim

  • mitsuwao23 Is it obvious which one it means to you?
  • No, but the inclusion of "all" makes meaning 2 statistically more likely by a very tiny degree.
  • CJ
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mitsuwao23Is it obvious which one it means to you?
No, but the inclusion of "all" makes meaning 2 statistically more likely by a very tiny degree.

CJ
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