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Which of the following is most likely to be the result of a comprehension error?


A) Shelly tells Zarah that "Mark is having a drink with Thomas to celebrate the fact this his daughter just got married." Zarah is unsure whose daughter got married, Mark's or Thomas'.
B) Cara is travelling in Turkey and asks a police officer for directions. He simply raises his eyebrows at her, which in Turkey means "I don't know." She thinks it a look of surprise, and wonders what she did to elicit this response.
C) Sandra texted her son a question to which he responded "idk." Sandra is irritated because she doesn't know what he means by this answer.
D) Luna has asked her friend Mario to come over "after to work," thinking she'd see him at 5:00 p.m. When Mario eventually shows up at 7:00 p.m., he explains that he thought she meant "any time after work."
E) Manmeet has arranged a video conference between her Calgary office and a client in Toronto for 8:30 a.m. Her client calls at 10:30 a.m., having misunderstood which time zone Manmeet was using to arrange the time.

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