Could it be misinterpreted?

[Joe]

They gossip about romances in the class.

I think the blue part may cause confusion. It could be interpreted as:

They gossip about romances. And they do that when they are having classes.

Or:

They gossip about the romances, which involve their classmates. ("in the class" serves to modifies "romances")

Am I making any sense here? If it does cause misunderstanding, how to make it right? Thanks. :)

[Casiopea]

They gossip about romances in the class.

I think the blue part may cause confusion. It could be interpreted as:

They gossip about romances. And they do that when they are having classes.

Or:

They gossip about the romances, which involve their classmates. ("in the class" serves to modifies "romances")

Am I making any sense here? If it does cause misunderstanding, how to make it right? Thanks. :)

It's not ambiguous, just odd. Try,

They gossip about romances in class. (OK)

Ambiguous
They gossip about romances [u]in the classes. (OK)

1. in the classes of society.
2. in the classes they take.

All the best, :D

[Joe]

Thanks, Cas. I don't quite understand "society" here. Could you explain "in the classes of society" somewhat? Maybe you give me some examples using "society". :)

[Casiopea]

Thanks, Cas. I don't quite understand "society" here. Could you explain "in the classes of society" somewhat? Maybe you give me some examples using "society". :)

Classes of society (based on economic status)
lower class
lower-middle class
middle class
upper-middle class
upper class

:D

[Joe]

Classes of society (based on economic status)
lower class
lower-middle class
middle class
upper-middle class
upper class
:D

Oh, I see. Does "They gossip about romances in class" suggest that "they talk about romances during their class time"?

[Casiopea]

Classes of society (based on economic status)
lower class
lower-middle class
middle class
upper-middle class
upper class
:D

Oh, I see. Does "They gossip about romances in class" suggest that "they talk about romances during their class time"?

Yes. :D While they are in the classroom and supposed to be studying, they are talking about romances, either their own romances, someone else's romances or romance novels, movies, TV shows. :D