1) They hire tall men and women.
2) They hire tall men and also women.
3) They hire tall men, and also women.
4) They hire tall men, and women.
Which clearly means that they do hire women who are not tall?
Is there any one that clearly states that women also have to be tall to be hired?
Which are correctly punctuated?
Gratefully,
Navi
If I were reading and stumbled across this, if the writer was trying to say that they hire men and women, but the men need to be tall, the one that would make the most sense to me would be #2. " #1 is the one that pushes the message across that both men and women have to be tall to be hired. If that is the point you're trying to make, you could also think about using phrases like "they hire men and women who are tall," if that makes it any clearer.
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If I were reading and stumbled across this, if the writer was trying to say that they hire men and women, but the men need to be tall, the one that would make the most sense to me would be #2. It also wouldn't hurt to consider putting "women" first in this context, saying "They hire women and tall men." #1 is the one that pushes the message across that both men and women have to be tall to be