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Navitasan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
A. B or C
1) All of their methods were strange, demeaning or illegal.
2) Their methods were strange, demeaning or illegal.
Do these mean
a) their methods were all strange, and also either demeaning or illegal (Some were illegal and some were demeaning. They were all strange.)
or:
b) Each of them was either strange, or demeaning or illegal. (no overlap between the three types.)
Gratefully,
Navi.
2) Their methods were strange, demeaning or illegal.
Do these mean
a) their methods were all strange, and also either demeaning or illegal (Some were illegal and some were demeaning. They were all strange.)
or:
b) Each of them was either strange, or demeaning or illegal. (no overlap between the three types.)
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
When you say "all", you need "and" in the sentence, not "or". T heir methods were strange, demeaning and illegal. That means all three were true.
- When you say "all", you need "and" in the sentence, not "or".
- T heir methods were strange, demeaning and illegal.
- That means all three were true.
- When you use "or" in the sentence, you need to use "either".
- This sounds wrong to my ear with the use of "either".
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When you say "all", you need "and" in the sentence, not "or". Their methods were strange, demeaning and illegal.
That means all three were true.
When you use "or" in the sentenc
That means all three were true.
When you use "or" in the sentenc
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