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Bubu prasant Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
what does this mean?
Hello!
What does this mean?
'Yours was the first marriage among us.'
Can this be ambiguous?
Can it mean 'a certain person was the first among his friend to marry'
or
A certain person's marriage was the first one to be held in the presence of his friends
Please help. Thanks in advance.
What does this mean?
'Yours was the first marriage among us.'
Can this be ambiguous?
Can it mean 'a certain person was the first among his friend to marry'
or
A certain person's marriage was the first one to be held in the presence of his friends
Please help. Thanks in advance.
Top answer
It's the former. If there was a qualifier such as "Yours was the first marriage among us to be held in the presence of invited guests," then obviously the latter definition would apply.
- It's the former.
- If there was a qualifier such as "Yours was the first marriage among us to be held in the presence of invited guests," then obviously the latter definition would apply.
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It's the former.
If there was a qualifier such as "Yours was the first marriage among us to be held in the presence of invited guests," then obviously the latter definition would apply.
If there was a qualifier such as "Yours was the first marriage among us to be held in the presence of invited guests," then obviously the latter definition would apply.
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