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Silak12 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Or vs and?

Hi, everyone.

Could you give me the contexts in which the two sentences can be used?

I can speak English and French.

I can speak English or French.

Thanks.

  

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silak12 I can speak English and French. I can speak both languages. silak12 I can speak English or French.

— SpeedyG

  • silak12 I can speak English and French.
  • I can speak both languages.
  • silak12 I can speak English or French.
  • Since I can speak both languages, we can have a conversation in the language of your choice - English or French.
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silak12I can speak English and French.

I can speak both languages.

silak12I can speak English or French.
Since I can speak both languages, we can have a conversation in the language of your choice - English or French.
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I am bilingual: “I can speak English and French.” = A statement of fact/ability. There are numerous languages spoken by our guests, but I can (only) speak English and French.

I can only speak one language at a time: “I can speak English or French.” = Which would you prefer I speak to this audience? To the audience, who obviously speak several languages, I can deliver my message in one la

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