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Kmlkz Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

'Or' or 'And'?

Hello, i was reviewing my past-years english questions and i find a question ambigous :

Teenagers find many ways to drive their parents crazy. They may dye their hair purple or they may shave/cut their heads bald. They may also shred their new sixydollar-desiner jeans, tatto their skin and/or wear rings in their noses.

It seems both are acceptable. if i put 'or', would this mean he only did one of those? Also, if i put 'and', this implies he did all of the actions?
  

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Hi, It seems both are acceptable. if i put 'or', would this mean he only did one of those? It means they may do any or all of them.

— Clive

  • Hi, It seems both are acceptable.
  • if i put 'or', would this mean he only did one of those?
  • It means they may do any or all of them.
  • Also, if i put 'and', this implies he did all of the actions?
  • Yes, but most people would realize that you do not mean that, because it does not really make sense.
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Hi,

It seems both are acceptable. if i put 'or', would this mean he only did one of those?

It means they may do any or all of them.

Also, if i put 'and', this implies he did all of the actions? Yes, but most people would realize that you do not mean that, because it does
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