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SuperESL Posted 14 years ago
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And / Or
"Obama does not have the backing of the church-goers, the NRA crowd, and the Roman Catholics."
"I grew up without much of the benefit of a loving family and a good education."
Should I use 'and' or 'or' in sentences like these? Does it make any difference at all?
Thank you.
"I grew up without much of the benefit of a loving family and a good education."
Should I use 'and' or 'or' in sentences like these? Does it make any difference at all?
Thank you.
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" This seems like a grey area to me. " But I don't believe "and" is incorrect in your example. I grew up without any of the benefit of a loving family or a good education.
- " This seems like a grey area to me.
- " But I don't believe "and" is incorrect in your example.
- I grew up without any of the benefit of a loving family or a good education.
- This small change in nuance seems to make a difference.
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SuperESL"I grew up without much of the benefit of a loving family and a good education."This seems like a grey area to me.
To the extent that "without" is a negative, I'd use "or."
But I don't believe "and" is incorrect in your example.
I grew up without any of the benefit of a loving family or
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Hi,
Think of it this way.
He does not have A, B and C. He does not have all 3. He may have none of these, or he may just have one of them, or he may just have 2 of them.
He does not have A, or B, or C. He does not have any
Think of it this way.
He does not have A, B and C. He does not have all 3. He may have none of these, or he may just have one of them, or he may just have 2 of them.
He does not have A, or B, or C. He does not have any
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SuperESLShould I use 'and' or 'or' in sentences like these?I find it very difficult to characterize or categorize the original sentence.
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