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Niwre Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Word Order and Meaning.
I have come across this sentence recently:
On 23rd July I rented a Vauxhall Insignia at Gatwick Airport. As the clutch stopped working and started to smoke and smell I had to park the car in Lewis one hour later.
I am not a native speaker and I am not sure about its meaning:
Does it mean that the writer was driving for another hour until he/she parked the car - which must be an awful experience - or could it also mean that the driver used the vehicle for one hour after the rental, found out about the damage and then parked the car?
I would be glad to read your answers.
On 23rd July I rented a Vauxhall Insignia at Gatwick Airport. As the clutch stopped working and started to smoke and smell I had to park the car in Lewis one hour later.
I am not a native speaker and I am not sure about its meaning:
Does it mean that the writer was driving for another hour until he/she parked the car - which must be an awful experience - or could it also mean that the driver used the vehicle for one hour after the rental, found out about the damage and then parked the car?
I would be glad to read your answers.
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Given the sloppy writing it's impossible to say for sure but I would take it to mean that the car worked for an hour then experienced the problems.
- Given the sloppy writing it's impossible to say for sure but I would take it to mean that the car worked for an hour then experienced the problems.
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Given the sloppy writing it's impossible to say for sure but I would take it to mean that the car worked for an hour then experienced the problems.
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