[blml] English_quiz

[Robert Geller]

A 
I'm a native speaker of English (but American English, not British).
-Bob

Peter Eidt さんは書きました:
>As a savage and following the written words only,
>it's A for me ... but ... [not asked to continue]
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>Peter
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>> ton:
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>> You read the following sentence:
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>> 'If the insufficient bid is corrected by the lowest sufficient bid in
>> the same denomination and in the director's opinion both the
>> insuffiient bid and the substituted bid are incontrovertibly not
>> artificial the auction proceeds without further rectification.'
>> 
>> What do the last 6 words mean?
>> 
>> A) 'without further rectification' is related to the auction, nothing
>> said about the play following,
>> B) 'without further rectification' applies to the auction and play 
>> C) no clue, it can go both ways.
>> 
>> To make things easy, try to restrict yourself to just the A, B or C.
>> Tell me also whether you are an educated native speaker in the commomn
>> wealth area and neighbours, or a savage (I know, some neighbours are
>> savages too), 
>> One other remark: I am not asking what you would like it to mean, but
>> what it says.
>> 
>> ton
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