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Navitasan Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
And/or
1) You helped more people than Tom and Harry,
Isn't this sentence ambiguous?
Can't it mean:
a) You helped more people than Tom and Harry together.
b) You helped more people than Tom or Harry,
Gratefully, and wishing everybody a Happy New Year,
Navi.
Top answer
Yes. It could also even mean that you helped Tom, you helped Harry, and you also helped some other people. The context will commonly clarify the meaning intended.
- Yes.
- It could also even mean that you helped Tom, you helped Harry, and you also helped some other people.
- The context will commonly clarify the meaning intended.
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Yes.
It could also even mean that you helped Tom, you helped Harry, and you also helped some other people.
The context will commonly clarify the meaning intended.
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