thereallieutenantcommanderdata: marnanel: “Shell has decided to restrict the sale of energy d

thereallieutenantcommanderdata:

marnanel:

“Shell has decided to restrict the sale of energy drinks to persons under the age of 16”

a fine example of the ambiguity of English prepositional phrases:

“restrict [the sale of energy drinks] to under-16s”

Or “restrict [the sale of energy drinks to under-16s]”?

How is the second interpretation different than the first?

1: Only under-16s may buy energy drinks

2: Sales to under-16s are prohibited or limited