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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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or else

1i00He better tell me where my car is or [else] he'll be beaten to death.02i02br
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00I'm trying to use "or else" but it seems like or else can always be replaced with or. What do you think?02br
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00Thanks!0-
  

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0It can be replaced by "or" here. Actually, you don't replace it. You just omit "else".

— Doll

  • 0It can be replaced by "or" here.
  • Actually, you don't replace it.
  • You just omit "else".
  • 010id1
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0It can be replaced by "or" here. Actually, you don't replace it. You just omit "else". 05000 It seems that it can be replaces almost in all contexts but I don't want to make a generalisation.010id1
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0Can you come up with a case where only "or else" is good?0-
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0For the time being, no.0-
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1i00He better tell me where my car is or [else] he'll be beaten to death.02i02br
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01i00He 01b00had 02b00better tell me where my car is or he'll be beaten to death.02i00 01b00( It''s correct to remove 'else', but it should be 'had better'.)02b02br
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01i00OR 01b
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01cite10New2grammar12cite11i10He better tell me where my car is or [else] he'll be beaten to death.12i12br
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10I'm trying to use "or else" but it seems like or else can always be replaced with or. What do you think?12br
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10Actually, when you say "or else" in a context
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0Very interesting! Thanks RayH and everyone else.0-
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01cite10RayH12cite11blockquote
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21i20He better tell me where my car is or [else] he'll be beaten to death.22i22br
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20I'm trying to use "or else" but it seems like or else can always be replaced with or. What do you think?22br
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