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by: arthurvv vart - Sat, 6 Jan 2024 02:42 UTC

1) Researchers about Rome believe that more archeological work has to
be done in that city.

Meaning:
Those who do research about Rome believe that more archeological work
has to be done in that city.

Is '1' grammatical and meaningful?

It sounds odd to me, but I am not sure it is ungrammatical.

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by: Hibou - Sat, 6 Jan 2024 08:47 UTC

Le 06/01/2024 à 02:42, arthurvv vart a écrit :
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> 1) Researchers about Rome believe that more archeological work has to
> be done in that city.
>
> Meaning:
> Those who do research about Rome believe that more archeological work
> has to be done in that city.
>
> Is '1' grammatical and meaningful?
>
> It sounds odd to me, but I am not sure it is ungrammatical.

It's ambiguous: Rome as a subject (an odd use of 'about') or Rome as a
location (more natural: man about town)?

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