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> They went to Oregon with Betty, the maid, and the cook. Betty could be the maid. English meaning depends partly on word order: They went to Oregon with th
by mmooss 7mo ago
> They went to Oregon with Betty, the maid, and the cook.
Betty could be the maid. English meaning depends partly on word order:
They went to Oregon with the maid, Betty, and the Cook.
Still ambiguous.
They went to Oregon with the maid, the cook, and Betty
They went to Oregon with the maid, the cook and Betty
In the former, I suppose the maid might be the cook also. The latter moves more easily and with less ambiguity.
- rawgabbit 7mo agoIf Betty was the maid, I would write… They went to Oregon with Betty the maid and the cook.