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I Need Answer On This Trivial Question. by JONSYN7154: 7:16pm On Aug 13, 2022
A mother beats up her daughter because she was drunk.

Who was drunk?

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Re: I Need Answer On This Trivial Question. by Zonefree(m): 7:17pm On Aug 13, 2022
She was drunk.
Re: I Need Answer On This Trivial Question. by JONSYN7154: 7:19pm On Aug 13, 2022
Zonefree:
She was drunk.
who among the is the "she"?
Re: I Need Answer On This Trivial Question. by PerfectStranger(m): 7:20pm On Aug 13, 2022
The momma
Re: I Need Answer On This Trivial Question. by Zonefree(m): 7:22pm On Aug 13, 2022
JONSYN7154:
who among the is the "she"?
The "Future".

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Re: I Need Answer On This Trivial Question. by ohigus(m): 7:26pm On Aug 13, 2022
Her daughter of course
Re: I Need Answer On This Trivial Question. by Ghester: 7:51pm On Aug 13, 2022
The sentence wouldn't make sense if it was the daughter.
So it's her mother
Re: I Need Answer On This Trivial Question. by MrBrownJay1(m): 8:15pm On Aug 13, 2022
Ghester:
The sentence wouldn't make sense if it was the daughter.
So it's her mother

many parents beat their kids because they are drunk... aka to punish them for drinking.

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Re: I Need Answer On This Trivial Question. by Saviourk: 9:11pm On Aug 13, 2022
It could go either ways.The mother/the daughter might be be drunk;the sentence ain't clear.

Hence,this is known as "ambiguity" in English.

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