Do these have the same meaning?

I would use only the second because an event can be either fictional or true. (unless, of course, you're mixing elements of a true story with fiction)

There's a difference between "and" & "or"

But the conjoins can be either mutually exclusive or combinatory with 'both x and y' constructions.

English 1b3But the conjoins can be either mutually exclusive or combinatory with 'both x and y' constructions.

This is not normally true. Could you provide an example of this usage?

Both fictional and non-fictional events can be depicted in a story.

Here I don't see a problem using both but, to me, both doesn't work well in your

IvanhrThis is not normally true. Could you provide an example of this usage?

Certainly.

It is a characteristic of reduced clauses, both adverbial and relative.=segregatory meaning.

I saw the huge crowd, both angry and upset at the referees decision.=combinatory meaning.

In my sentence, I should have written:

Stories are the

English 1b3

IvanhrThis is not normally true. Could you provide an example of this usage?

In my sentence, I should have written:

Stories are the retelling of events, both fictional and nonfinctional.

Now that we have plural events, do you agree that the meaning is segregatory?


The way I see it, plu

English 1b3Do both have the same meaning?

The first one suggests that the story includes both aspects, therefore it is some sort of a mixture of these things.
The second one brings indifference of some variety. It sounds like the author doesn't care about truthfulness of the story whether it is made up of real facts or it's fiction.

They sound qui

Hi, Fandorin

Please see my second post on this thread. The first post is incorrect.

Thanks