It's not ambiguous, just odd. Try,Originally Posted by Joe
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

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,Originally Posted by Joe
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
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)Originally Posted by Joe
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"?Originally Posted by Casiopea
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. :DOriginally Posted by Joe
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