New2grammar  +  407781 Wed, 22 Aug 07 02:28 PM Mary said she loves you  Mary said she is going to the party. Note: 'She' in the above sentences refers to Mary. Are these sentences commonly used by native speakers in conversations? I've heard people say them many times. Thanks! New2grammar Joined on Tue, Nov 21 2006 Veteran Member 7,676 Who wants to go sailing around the world with me? Conversations

	Philip  +  407821 Wed, 22 Aug 07 04:21 PM  New2grammar wrote: Mary said she loves you  Mary said she is going to the party. Note: 'She' in the above sentences refers to Mary. Are these sentences commonly used by native speakers in conversations? I've heard people say them many times. Thanks! The structure of the sentences is perfectly correct and commonly used.  Confusion would arise only if there had been another female recently mentioned in the conversation, to which the 'she' might refer. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,738 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen Grammar, Conversations

	Bokeh  +  407826 Wed, 22 Aug 07 04:41 PM Even with context it can be completely ambiguous. For example: "What are the girls doing this weekend? I don't know. What about Paula? I'm not sure about her but Mary say she is going to a party." Bokeh Joined on Sun, Mar 18 2007 Spain Regular Member 531

	Ruslana  +  407843 Wed, 22 Aug 07 05:14 PM  Bokeh wrote: "What are the girls doing this weekend? I don't know. What about Paula? I'm not sure about her but Mary say she is going to a party." The same ambiguity is inherent in other languages, I guess. In Russian for sure. Ruslana Joined on Sat, Dec 17 2005 Senior Member 3,687