We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players. But the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead.
What is the most effective way to resolve the issue of contested usage in these sentences?
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Responses
We brought some water for the baseball players. But one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought some water for the baseball players. But one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players. However, the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players. However, the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players, but one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players, but one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead.
We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players, but the pitcher said that he wanted lemonade instead.
1 answer
The most effective way to resolve the issue of contested usage in these sentences is:
"We brought a pitcher of water for the baseball players, but one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead."
This revision clarifies that "the player" is the one requesting lemonade, rather than the pitcher, which resolves the ambiguity.
