that is

[navi]

1) He is staying at Jane's apartment for some time, while she's away.

Could this mean:

2) He is staying at Jane's apartment for some time, that is, while she's
away.


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Navi

Lost in the Twilight Zone of the English language
Obsessed with ambiguity
Interested in strange structures

[Athel Cornish-Bowden]

Post by navi
1) He is staying at Jane's apartment for some time, while she's away.
2) He is staying at Jane's apartment for some time, that is, while she's
away.

1 is fine. 2 makes it worse, apart from being more wordy.