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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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The meaning of OR
Items A,B or C or D should be independently billed.
Does the statement above mean that A B C and D are mutually exclusive and only one item should be billed at a time . So if I bill for item A, I cannot bill for anything else.
Or does it mean that I can idependently bill for any combination of A B C or D.
Does the statement above mean that A B C and D are mutually exclusive and only one item should be billed at a time . So if I bill for item A, I cannot bill for anything else.
Or does it mean that I can idependently bill for any combination of A B C or D.
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The person who wrote this was not very clear. First, they wrote "should be" and not "must be". So it is only a guide, rather than a rule.
- The person who wrote this was not very clear.
- First, they wrote "should be" and not "must be".
- So it is only a guide, rather than a rule.
- Second, they put an extra "or" in the list.
- So the list becomes (A,B), (C), (D), where A,B are a separate group, and might be billed together, but separate from C and separate from D.
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The person who wrote this was not very clear.
First, they wrote "should be" and not "must be". So it is only a guide, rather than a rule.
Second, they put an extra "or" in the list. So the list becomes (A,B), (C), (D), where A,B are a separate group, and might be billed together, but separate from C and separate from D.
If I were you, I would ask the person who wrote this for a b
First, they wrote "should be" and not "must be". So it is only a guide, rather than a rule.
Second, they put an extra "or" in the list. So the list becomes (A,B), (C), (D), where A,B are a separate group, and might be billed together, but separate from C and separate from D.
If I were you, I would ask the person who wrote this for a b
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