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It's not really ambiguous at all, unless one is being pedantic. "I like the Brits because of their eccentricity" is perfectly normal English, referring to their
by DiogenesKynikos 3y ago
It's not really ambiguous at all, unless one is being pedantic. "I like the Brits because of their eccentricity" is perfectly normal English, referring to their overall quality of being eccentric.
- whycome 3y agoThe sentence before it with “an”
- DiogenesKynikos 3y agoYou can technically read it that way, but that's not how I think most native speakers would read it.
- adammarples 3y agoIf you like us for our eccentricity, you'll love us for our pedantry