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Azz Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
A is greater than B AND C.
A is greater than B and C.
Does this mean
1. A is greater than B and A is greater than C.
or:
2. A is greater than B and C together.
?
Many thanks.
Does this mean
1. A is greater than B and A is greater than C.
or:
2. A is greater than B and C together.
?
Many thanks.
Top answer
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Like your other sentence (https://www.EnglishForward.com/English/GreaterThanBOrC/bhmhhp/post.htm), this one is potentially ambiguous.
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azzA is greater than B and C.To be clear, say A is greater than either B or C. (#1)
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A is greater than B and C combined / together. (#2)
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