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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Tricks of magicians

Are these sentences both correct:
1-These are the most popular magicians' tricks.
2-These are the most popluar tricks of magicians.

Is 1 ambiguous?
Are the tricks the most popular or the magicians?

Gratefully,
Navi.
  

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Gratefully,Navi. Yes, it is potentially ambiguous, though in context the meaning might be fairly clear. To remove the ambiguity you need, depending on the message you wish to convey: 1.

— Fivejedjon

  • Gratefully,Navi.
  • Yes, it is potentially ambiguous, though in context the meaning might be fairly clear.
  • To remove the ambiguity you need, depending on the message you wish to convey: 1.
  • These are the/this magician's most popular tricks.
  • 2: These are the tricks of this very/most popular magician.
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navitasa1-These are the most popular magicians' tricks.Is 1 ambiguous?Are the tricks the most popular or the magicians?Gratefully,Navi.
Yes, it is potentially ambiguous, though in context the meaning might be fairly clear.

To remove the ambiguity you need, depending on the message you wish to convey:

1. These are the/this magician'
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Thanks a lot Fivejedjon,

So you consider:

2-These are the most popluar tricks of magicians.

incorrect?

Gratefully,
Navi.
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navitasanThanks a lot Fivejedjon,So you consider:2-These are the most popluar tricks of magicians.incorrect?Gratefully,Navi.
No
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