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Yzh1978 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

And ;Or

1 It is a village without gas and water.
2 It is a village without gas or water.
What is the difference between these two sentences? Thank you !
  

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Use #2. #1 implies that there is one entity that provides both services. and that entity does not serve this village.

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  • Use #2.
  • #1 implies that there is one entity that provides both services.
  • and that entity does not serve this village.
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Use #2.

#1 implies that there is one entity that provides both services. and that entity does not serve this village.
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I don'tquite understand, thank you ~
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Does 1 means this village doesn't have both gas and water while the 2 means this village has neither gas or water . Thank you!
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Does 1 mean this village doesn't have both gas and water?

It means that the village doesn't have gas and the village doesn't have water. It implies that when the village gets gas in the future, it will also get water.


while the 2 means this village has neither gas nor water. Yes. In the future the village might get water first and
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Thank you a lot ,so here the difference between" and" and " or" is very small. However , a grammar book cites these two sentences: 1 he is not rich and handsome; 2 he is not rich or handsome.
it says 1 means he is rich but he is not handsome while 2 means he is neither rich or handsome.
The "and" and "or " are quite differenct in this structure , right ? Thank you again.
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A grammar book that says
"He is not rich..." can mean "He is rich..."
is absurd.

Let's give a longer explanation.

There are two requirements that you must have to belong to the "Exclusive Club."
First, you must be rich.
Second, you must be beautiful.

Marianne is rich and beautiful. She can join the club.

Adriana is not rich and beautiful
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