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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
“one of A and B” and “one of A or B”
What does “one of apples and oranges” mean?
Does it mean “an apple and an orange” or “apples or oranges” or “an apple or an orange”?
If it said “one of apples or oranges,” would it mean “an apple or an orange”?
Also, if I wanted to say “weight of an apple (among some apples) or weight of an orange (among some oranges),” is either of the following correct?
1. “weight of one of apples and oranges”
2. “weight of one of apples or oranges”
Thanks!
Does it mean “an apple and an orange” or “apples or oranges” or “an apple or an orange”?
If it said “one of apples or oranges,” would it mean “an apple or an orange”?
Also, if I wanted to say “weight of an apple (among some apples) or weight of an orange (among some oranges),” is either of the following correct?
1. “weight of one of apples and oranges”
2. “weight of one of apples or oranges”
Thanks!
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What is the entire sentence? You can say the weight of one of the apples or oranges (meaning to select one of the fruits and weigh it)
- What is the entire sentence?
- You can say the weight of one of the apples or oranges (meaning to select one of the fruits and weigh it)
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What is the entire sentence?
You can say
the weight of one of the apples or oranges (meaning to select one of the fruits and weigh it)
You can say
the weight of one of the apples or oranges (meaning to select one of the fruits and weigh it)
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None of your expressions seem idiomatic to me. It sounds almost as if you are trying to convert simple mathmatical expressions into English statements. That doesn't always work. Sometimes the ands and ors don't follow the same rules. These don't make sense as English expressions, in my humble opinion.
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Regarding "one of A and B" and "one of A or B," I believe both expressions would result in "one A or one B." It doesn't work like mathmatical parentheses. The correct way to say 1(A+B) is "one of A and one of B," not "one of A and B." You may use the expression "one each of A and B."
Regarding "one of A and B" and "one of A or B," I believe both expressions would result in "one A or one B." It doesn't work like mathmatical parentheses. The correct way to say 1(A+B) is "one of A and one of B," not "one of A and B." You may use the expression "one each of A and B."
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AnonymousWhat does “one of apples and oranges” mean?Nothing. It's nonsense.
Anonymousis either of the following correct?No. Neither is correct.
1. “weight of one of apples and oranges”
2. “weight of one of apples or oranges”
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