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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

After school or every evening

Can I say,

He always plays basketball after school or every evening
  

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If "after school" is a different time from "evening": He always plays basketball after school or in the evening. ) If "after school" is the evening: He always plays basketball in the evening after school. He plays basketball every evening after school.

  • If "after school" is a different time from "evening": He always plays basketball after school or in the evening.
  • ) If "after school" is the evening: He always plays basketball in the evening after school.
  • He plays basketball every evening after school.
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If "after school" is a different time from "evening":

He always plays basketball after school or in the evening.

(You don't need "every" if you already have "always", and "every" also does not work well with "or" in this sentence.)

If "after school" is the evening:

He always plays basketball in the evening after school.

He plays basketbal
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Vincent:
It is a bit muddled and unclear.

I would write:
He plays basketball every day, either after school or in the evening.

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