My best friends and family

[Cut!e P!e]

Hi,
So this conversation happened between 2 people in another forum:

A:How many more events would change your opinion on this?
B:Considering that my best friends and family are muslims, I don't see how it ever could.

Does person B mean that his family are muslims ?

PS: 1.I guess muslims is wrong because I see a red line under that!
2. I have no intention to discuss this topic here. I just want to know what I ask.

 

[SoothingDave]

His best friends and his family are all Muslims. The red line in your browser is because you did not capitalize "Muslims."

 

[emsr2d2]

It might have been clearer had he written "My family and best friends are Muslims". As it was written, it appears he has "best friends" and a "best family".

 

[Raymott]

Or "My best friends and my family ..."
The original could possibly also mean "My best friends and their families ...."

 

[bubbha]

As a native speaker of English, I am not confused by the meaning of "my best friends and family are Muslims." I interpret it as meaning "my best friends and my family are Muslims."

 

[emsr2d2]

I wasn't confused by it either. I was 99.9% certain I knew what the original meant but I always try to point out potential ambiguities.