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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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 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, 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 some water for the baseball players. But one of the players said that he wanted lemonade instead.

This option clarifies that "the pitcher" refers to a player rather than the container, avoiding confusion in the context.