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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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What is the purpose of using and/or?

0The following sentence is one of those sentences where expression 01b00and/or02b00 is used. What is the purpose of using 01b00and/or02b00?02br
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01font00This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay 01b01font00and/or02font02b00 viewings of The Old Man.02font0-
  

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0 The writer is not sure. 02br 02br 00 It's either 01b 00and02b 00 or 01b 00or02b 00. 0-

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  • 0 The writer is not sure.
  • 02br 02br 00 It's either 01b 00and02b 00 or 01b 00or02b 00.
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0 The writer is not sure. 02br
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00 It's either 01b00and02b00 or 01b00or02b00. 0-
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0 01i00and/or02i00 means that the choices may be taken separately or together. 00If a recipe suggests that you use walnuts and/or pecans, you can use just walnuts, or you can use just pecans, or you can use both walnuts and pecans. In the example you quoted, it therefore means 02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite11i10and/or12i10 means that the choices may be taken separately or together. 10If a recipe suggests that you use walnuts and/or pecans, you can use just walnuts, or you can use just pecans, or you can use both walnuts and pecans. In the example you quoted, it therefore means 12br
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0 A comma would help. And 01i00as02i00 is also more typical than 01i00like02i00 when showing an example or making a comparison.02br
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00 What is the purpose of using 01u00and/or02u01font00, as02font00 in the following sentence?02i02br
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