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Two house helps on $380 wages per month?
want to know if all together are on $380
or each of them is on $380.
thanks.
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Two house helps on $380 wages per month?
want to know if all together are on $380
or each of them is on $380.
thanks.
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asked 11 hours ago
James Thompson
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James Thompson is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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I'm sorry to say this, but your question isn't clear at all to me. Specifically the first part: "Two house helps on $380 wages per month?" A house can't really help on wages. Did you mean to say something like "two households earn $380 in wages per month"? That would make sense, and it may be ambiguous also.
– Zebrafish
10 hours ago
"Two house helps are on $1,000 wages per month". Does this statement mean that: (a) the two house helps receive a total of $1,000 i.e. $500 each or (b) each house help receives $1,000 thus $2,000 for both?
– James Thompson
8 hours ago
If you mean "house help" as a person who helps with house work, then the sentence is ambiguous to me without other context, either written, verbal or non-verbal. Example: Mary and Jim are married. They earn $80,000 a year. (I would guess they earn that much together). Jim and John both work at the local supermarket. They earn $400 a week. (I would guess they earn that much each, separately). Note that I say 'guess'.
– Zebrafish
7 hours ago
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In "natural" English it would be Two [workers] on a wage / wages of $380 per month, where the highlighted element is effectively "optional". But whether that highlighted element is present or not, the normal interpretation would be that they get paid £380 each, because a "wage" is usually seen as [a level of] income (from the worker's perspective), so it's not really ambiguous. But there would be scope for ambiguity if the situation were described from the employer's perspective - for example, as Two workers costing £380 per month (each, or in total?).
– FumbleFingers
5 hours ago
It's not possible to say what your sentence means because it's not a well-formed sentence. Since nobody would ever say it, there is no unambiguous interpretation that can be applied. It's still not clear what you're trying to express. (Even the two interpretations in the second sentence don't make sense: neither are on $380 nor is on $380 is a natural construction. I don't know what either one means.)
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
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Two house helps on $380 wages per month?
want to know if all together are on $380
or each of them is on $380.
thanks.
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asked 11 hours ago
James Thompson
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Two house helps on $380 wages per month?
want to know if all together are on $380
or each of them is on $380.
thanks.
meaning-in-context
meaning-in-context
asked 11 hours ago
James Thompson
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James Thompson is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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asked 11 hours ago
James Thompson
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James Thompson is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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asked 11 hours ago
James Thompson
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asked 11 hours ago
James Thompson
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asked 11 hours ago
James Thompson
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James Thompson is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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New contributor
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put on hold as unclear what you're asking by FumbleFingers, Jason Bassford, tchrist♦ 1 hour ago
Please clarify your specific problem or add additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it’s hard to tell exactly what you're asking. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
put on hold as unclear what you're asking by FumbleFingers, Jason Bassford, tchrist♦ 1 hour ago
Please clarify your specific problem or add additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it’s hard to tell exactly what you're asking. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
I'm sorry to say this, but your question isn't clear at all to me. Specifically the first part: "Two house helps on $380 wages per month?" A house can't really help on wages. Did you mean to say something like "two households earn $380 in wages per month"? That would make sense, and it may be ambiguous also.
– Zebrafish
10 hours ago
"Two house helps are on $1,000 wages per month". Does this statement mean that: (a) the two house helps receive a total of $1,000 i.e. $500 each or (b) each house help receives $1,000 thus $2,000 for both?
– James Thompson
8 hours ago
If you mean "house help" as a person who helps with house work, then the sentence is ambiguous to me without other context, either written, verbal or non-verbal. Example: Mary and Jim are married. They earn $80,000 a year. (I would guess they earn that much together). Jim and John both work at the local supermarket. They earn $400 a week. (I would guess they earn that much each, separately). Note that I say 'guess'.
– Zebrafish
7 hours ago
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In "natural" English it would be Two [workers] on a wage / wages of $380 per month, where the highlighted element is effectively "optional". But whether that highlighted element is present or not, the normal interpretation would be that they get paid £380 each, because a "wage" is usually seen as [a level of] income (from the worker's perspective), so it's not really ambiguous. But there would be scope for ambiguity if the situation were described from the employer's perspective - for example, as Two workers costing £380 per month (each, or in total?).
– FumbleFingers
5 hours ago
It's not possible to say what your sentence means because it's not a well-formed sentence. Since nobody would ever say it, there is no unambiguous interpretation that can be applied. It's still not clear what you're trying to express. (Even the two interpretations in the second sentence don't make sense: neither are on $380 nor is on $380 is a natural construction. I don't know what either one means.)
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
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I'm sorry to say this, but your question isn't clear at all to me. Specifically the first part: "Two house helps on $380 wages per month?" A house can't really help on wages. Did you mean to say something like "two households earn $380 in wages per month"? That would make sense, and it may be ambiguous also.
– Zebrafish
10 hours ago
"Two house helps are on $1,000 wages per month". Does this statement mean that: (a) the two house helps receive a total of $1,000 i.e. $500 each or (b) each house help receives $1,000 thus $2,000 for both?
– James Thompson
8 hours ago
If you mean "house help" as a person who helps with house work, then the sentence is ambiguous to me without other context, either written, verbal or non-verbal. Example: Mary and Jim are married. They earn $80,000 a year. (I would guess they earn that much together). Jim and John both work at the local supermarket. They earn $400 a week. (I would guess they earn that much each, separately). Note that I say 'guess'.
– Zebrafish
7 hours ago
1
In "natural" English it would be Two [workers] on a wage / wages of $380 per month, where the highlighted element is effectively "optional". But whether that highlighted element is present or not, the normal interpretation would be that they get paid £380 each, because a "wage" is usually seen as [a level of] income (from the worker's perspective), so it's not really ambiguous. But there would be scope for ambiguity if the situation were described from the employer's perspective - for example, as Two workers costing £380 per month (each, or in total?).
– FumbleFingers
5 hours ago
It's not possible to say what your sentence means because it's not a well-formed sentence. Since nobody would ever say it, there is no unambiguous interpretation that can be applied. It's still not clear what you're trying to express. (Even the two interpretations in the second sentence don't make sense: neither are on $380 nor is on $380 is a natural construction. I don't know what either one means.)
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
I'm sorry to say this, but your question isn't clear at all to me. Specifically the first part: "Two house helps on $380 wages per month?" A house can't really help on wages. Did you mean to say something like "two households earn $380 in wages per month"? That would make sense, and it may be ambiguous also.
– Zebrafish
10 hours ago
I'm sorry to say this, but your question isn't clear at all to me. Specifically the first part: "Two house helps on $380 wages per month?" A house can't really help on wages. Did you mean to say something like "two households earn $380 in wages per month"? That would make sense, and it may be ambiguous also.
– Zebrafish
10 hours ago
"Two house helps are on $1,000 wages per month". Does this statement mean that: (a) the two house helps receive a total of $1,000 i.e. $500 each or (b) each house help receives $1,000 thus $2,000 for both?
– James Thompson
8 hours ago
"Two house helps are on $1,000 wages per month". Does this statement mean that: (a) the two house helps receive a total of $1,000 i.e. $500 each or (b) each house help receives $1,000 thus $2,000 for both?
– James Thompson
8 hours ago
If you mean "house help" as a person who helps with house work, then the sentence is ambiguous to me without other context, either written, verbal or non-verbal. Example: Mary and Jim are married. They earn $80,000 a year. (I would guess they earn that much together). Jim and John both work at the local supermarket. They earn $400 a week. (I would guess they earn that much each, separately). Note that I say 'guess'.
– Zebrafish
7 hours ago
If you mean "house help" as a person who helps with house work, then the sentence is ambiguous to me without other context, either written, verbal or non-verbal. Example: Mary and Jim are married. They earn $80,000 a year. (I would guess they earn that much together). Jim and John both work at the local supermarket. They earn $400 a week. (I would guess they earn that much each, separately). Note that I say 'guess'.
– Zebrafish
7 hours ago
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In "natural" English it would be Two [workers] on a wage / wages of $380 per month, where the highlighted element is effectively "optional". But whether that highlighted element is present or not, the normal interpretation would be that they get paid £380 each, because a "wage" is usually seen as [a level of] income (from the worker's perspective), so it's not really ambiguous. But there would be scope for ambiguity if the situation were described from the employer's perspective - for example, as Two workers costing £380 per month (each, or in total?).
– FumbleFingers
5 hours ago
In "natural" English it would be Two [workers] on a wage / wages of $380 per month, where the highlighted element is effectively "optional". But whether that highlighted element is present or not, the normal interpretation would be that they get paid £380 each, because a "wage" is usually seen as [a level of] income (from the worker's perspective), so it's not really ambiguous. But there would be scope for ambiguity if the situation were described from the employer's perspective - for example, as Two workers costing £380 per month (each, or in total?).
– FumbleFingers
5 hours ago
It's not possible to say what your sentence means because it's not a well-formed sentence. Since nobody would ever say it, there is no unambiguous interpretation that can be applied. It's still not clear what you're trying to express. (Even the two interpretations in the second sentence don't make sense: neither are on $380 nor is on $380 is a natural construction. I don't know what either one means.)
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
It's not possible to say what your sentence means because it's not a well-formed sentence. Since nobody would ever say it, there is no unambiguous interpretation that can be applied. It's still not clear what you're trying to express. (Even the two interpretations in the second sentence don't make sense: neither are on $380 nor is on $380 is a natural construction. I don't know what either one means.)
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
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I'm sorry to say this, but your question isn't clear at all to me. Specifically the first part: "Two house helps on $380 wages per month?" A house can't really help on wages. Did you mean to say something like "two households earn $380 in wages per month"? That would make sense, and it may be ambiguous also.
– Zebrafish
10 hours ago
"Two house helps are on $1,000 wages per month". Does this statement mean that: (a) the two house helps receive a total of $1,000 i.e. $500 each or (b) each house help receives $1,000 thus $2,000 for both?
– James Thompson
8 hours ago
If you mean "house help" as a person who helps with house work, then the sentence is ambiguous to me without other context, either written, verbal or non-verbal. Example: Mary and Jim are married. They earn $80,000 a year. (I would guess they earn that much together). Jim and John both work at the local supermarket. They earn $400 a week. (I would guess they earn that much each, separately). Note that I say 'guess'.
– Zebrafish
7 hours ago
1
In "natural" English it would be Two [workers] on a wage / wages of $380 per month, where the highlighted element is effectively "optional". But whether that highlighted element is present or not, the normal interpretation would be that they get paid £380 each, because a "wage" is usually seen as [a level of] income (from the worker's perspective), so it's not really ambiguous. But there would be scope for ambiguity if the situation were described from the employer's perspective - for example, as Two workers costing £380 per month (each, or in total?).
– FumbleFingers
5 hours ago
It's not possible to say what your sentence means because it's not a well-formed sentence. Since nobody would ever say it, there is no unambiguous interpretation that can be applied. It's still not clear what you're trying to express. (Even the two interpretations in the second sentence don't make sense: neither are on $380 nor is on $380 is a natural construction. I don't know what either one means.)
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago