a computer for ten years

[navi tasan]

1-I have had a computer for ten years.

Is this sentence not ambiguous?

I don't think we can tell if it was the same one or not. (Consider the case where it is followed by something like: "It is the first time I don't have a computer.")

I think
2-I have had computers for ten years.

is ambiguous as well. We can't tell if I ever had more than one computer at a time.

Am I correct?


Gratefully,
Navi.

 

[Rover_KE]

You are correct.

 

[Tdol]

I don't think we can tell if it was the same one or not.

We can't, but the person would be more likely to say this computer if they meant one- it's quite an age for a computer and if the person wanted to say that, they would probably make it clearer.