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[-] GojuRyu@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Non native English speaker here with a genuine question; wouldn’t “telling the students whom I married” mean that the teacher married the students instead of telling students about their spouse?

[-] e_chao@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I think you're right. The clause should actually be something like "disclose to my students the gender of my spouse." How does that sound?

[-] nepenthes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

You are correct. Your English is great!

[-] svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Either a comma or parentheses are what would make the difference.

I will tell the students whom I married.

Now the students know who was at your wedding.

I will tell the students, whom I married.

I will tell the students (whom I married).

You're only telling something to the students that you married.

this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2024
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