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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

AND or OR?

Hi,

"I can read and write English."

->

I cannot read AND write English (1) vs I cannot read OR write English (2)

Are (1) and (2)

- both correct English?

- fully equivalent in meaning?

Cursory googgling reported (1) is nearly twice as frequent as (2) but...

Cheers,

Mus-te
  

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MUSCOVITEHi,

"I can read and write English." OK
->
I cannot read AND write English (1) vs I cannot read OR write English (2) Are (1) and (2)
- both correct English? I would use (2)
- fully equivalent in meaning?

Cursory googgling reported (1) is nearly twice as frequent as (2) but...

Cheers

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