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Old 06/01/2010, 01:45 pm   #249
Myrph
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Originally Posted by Avistew View Post
The chemist's daughter is the doctor's wife.

(Three times three is nine, right? I got it right this time?)
Surely it could also be that the daughter is the doctor and the wife belongs to the chemist? Granted it would also indicate poor punctuation, but I'm allowing that to pass!
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