when you say " I found out he was married.", is this ambiguous?
cuz,,it means either A: I found out he had been married before(not married when i found out) or B: i found our he is married( he is still married)
2007-11-08 17:51:27 · 5 answers · asked by Aiko 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
yeah ur correct...
2007-11-08 20:58:12 · answer #1 · answered by purplestarry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It'd be better if you said, "I discovered he was married", but the way this is expressed is relatively clear and not ambiguous.
2007-11-09 01:54:02 · answer #2 · answered by Leslie L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is ambiguous when it's just an isolated sentence like that.
2007-11-09 03:30:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Out of context it is ambiguous. As in "He was dating my best friend but I found out he was married." indicates that he was mariied while he was dating. "I found out he was married when I met his wife" indicates that he is married now but you didn't know. "Hodgins found out Angela was married when their edding was stopped. " (Bones, series 2) indicates that Angela was already married. Hope this helps.
2007-11-09 03:24:29 · answer #4 · answered by SKCave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I would say so.
2007-11-09 03:22:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋