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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Which one is correct?
Could anyone help me figure out the following question?
Which one is correct?
(1) Those women are misused by their husbands.
(2) Those women are misused by their husband.
My thinking is that,
in my opinion, (1) interprets like that " Because it uses the plural noun(their husbands), A woman could be misused by B woman's husband. Or that a woman can have above one husbands, so it could be that D woman's husbands are C woman's, or F woman has G woman's and H woman's."
In the other hand, (2) interprets like that "Those women have the same husband, and they are misused by the husband."
It has confused me for a long time, if anyone can help me, thank you very much.
There is still another question.
Could you tell me which one is correct below?
(1)Their husband's habit is drinking.
(2)Their husbands' habit is drinking.
Which one is correct?
(1) Those women are misused by their husbands.
(2) Those women are misused by their husband.
My thinking is that,
in my opinion, (1) interprets like that " Because it uses the plural noun(their husbands), A woman could be misused by B woman's husband. Or that a woman can have above one husbands, so it could be that D woman's husbands are C woman's, or F woman has G woman's and H woman's."
In the other hand, (2) interprets like that "Those women have the same husband, and they are misused by the husband."
It has confused me for a long time, if anyone can help me, thank you very much.
There is still another question.
Could you tell me which one is correct below?
(1)Their husband's habit is drinking.
(2)Their husbands' habit is drinking.
Top answer
Hi, The common interpretation would be that the reference is to each woman's specific husband. eg Mary is misused by Mary's husband. Betty is misused by Betty's husband.
- Hi, The common interpretation would be that the reference is to each woman's specific husband.
- eg Mary is misused by Mary's husband.
- Betty is misused by Betty's husband.
- If this was not the intended meaning, a native speaker would say it differently in order to make the unusual meaning clear.
- Of course, the culture within which this is said also makes a difference.
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Hi,
The common interpretation would be that the reference is to each woman's specific husband.
eg Mary is misused by Mary's husband. Betty is misused by Betty's husband.
If this was not the intended meaning, a native speaker would say it differe
The common interpretation would be that the reference is to each woman's specific husband.
eg Mary is misused by Mary's husband. Betty is misused by Betty's husband.
If this was not the intended meaning, a native speaker would say it differe
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