Wednesday in the Age of Reason-Munchausen (1988)

This is the question that Heath Insurance Marketplace asks:

Has [Name of person] lived in the U.S. since 1996? 

fatally ambiguous.

Answer: “yes”. what can the answer “mean”.

Person moved to the US in 1997, lived in the U.S. for 2 years, moved to another country in 1999.

Person moved to the US in 1997, and has lived in the US continuously.

“since” is ambiguous.

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