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Michelle Cha Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

No salt or sugar added

Hi teachers!


Today I saw 'no salt or sugar added' written on peanut butter jar and became wondered why not 'no salt and sugar added'


So is it wrong to say 'no salt and sugar added'?


Many thanks in advance.

  

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Michelle Cha Today I saw 'no salt or sugar added' written on a peanut butter jar and became wondered why not 'no salt and sugar added'? So is it wrong to say 'no salt and sugar added'? Yes, it is, oddly.

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  • Michelle Cha Today I saw 'no salt or sugar added' written on a peanut butter jar and became wondered why not 'no salt and sugar added'?
  • So is it wrong to say 'no salt and sugar added'?
  • Yes, it is, oddly.
  • "Or" defaults to inclusiveness, equivalent to "and/or".
  • When you say "salt and sugar", it implies that they would otherwise both have been added, which even if it was true is not germane.
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Michelle ChaToday I saw 'no salt or sugar added' written on a peanut butter jar and became wondered why not 'no salt and sugar added'? So is it wrong to say 'no salt and sugar added'?

Yes, it is, oddly. "Or" defaults to inclusiveness, equivalent to "and/or". When you say "salt and sugar", it implies that they would otherwise both have been added,

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