On a typical no class Friday, my friend Sarah and I hang out to catch up on what has been happening during the week since we attend different colleges. While we were updating each other on school related matter, I told her I needed to go to Target to buy some more notebooks for school. She replies, "You should buy some at Wal-Mart, notebooks are cheaper at Wal-Mart than at Target." This sentence was apparently vague. She didn't mention what kind of notebooks. Notebooks not only come in different brands, but have a different number of subjects in each notebook. If she were to say, "Five Star notebooks are cheaper at Wal-Mart than at Target" or "Five Star five subject notebooks are cheaper at Wal-Mart than at Target", it would not be considered vague because it is made clear and does not have different ways to understand it that cannot be settled on one.
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I like how you used the example of comparing prices of two major retail stores, Wal-Mart and Target. It reminds me of myself because I also compare prices between those two stores for a bargain. :) Sometimes, many things we say appear to be vague, but we don't notice it until we actually think it over. It’s a smart thing for us college students to compare prices, so we can set our budget aside. Either way, I think they’re either the same, Wal-Mart or Target, since they are competitive. It’s interesting how your example can relate to the subject of economics as well on comparison of prices.
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