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Well no, it's clear because it's a stock phrase in native English - no doubt unclear to non-native English speakers, but that doesn't necessarily make it poorly
by danparsonson 5y ago
Well no, it's clear because it's a stock phrase in native English - no doubt unclear to non-native English speakers, but that doesn't necessarily make it poorly written.
- vidarh 5y agoThe fact that there are people in this thread that found it ambiguous is to me sufficient evidence that it is poorly written, even though the context in this specific case makes it possible to reliably infer what was actually meant. Especially given that there are several trivial ways of reordering the sentence that makes it unambiguous. The problem is not "present-day X". The problem is the position of "present-day X" within the sentence.