• OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Grammatically, introducing “her” doesn’t reduce the ambiguity.

    The sentence still could refer to her ordering someone to steal her handbag. E.g. “the crime minister had her partner killed” will almost always refer to a murder for hire.

    “The crime minister’s bag was stolen” is less ambiguous. But it’s English, everything is going to be a bit vague.