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SC-Parallel marker "Or"

by supratim7 Tue Aug 05, 2014 2:08 pm

As we can introduce a list of three items using "and" i.e. "x, y, and z", can we do the same with "or" i.e. "x, y, or z"?
e.g. Tomorrow I will go for movie, play, or concert.

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Re: SC-Parallel marker "Or"

by RonPurewal Wed Aug 06, 2014 12:20 am

supratim7 Wrote:As we can introduce a list of three items using "and" i.e. "x, y, and z", can we do the same with "or" i.e. "x, y, or z"?
e.g. Tomorrow I will go for movie, play, or concert.

Thank you


Yes, that's possible.
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Re: SC-Parallel marker "Or"

by RonPurewal Wed Aug 06, 2014 12:21 am

On the other hand, you can't have "either a, b, or c". If you have "either ... or ...", there must be exactly 2 things.

Same thing with "both ... and ...". ("A, b, and c" is ok, but "both a, b, and c" is not.)
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Re: SC-Parallel marker "Or"

by supratim7 Wed Aug 06, 2014 3:09 am

Ah.. thank you so much Ron, especially for the additional inputs :)
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Re: SC-Parallel marker "Or"

by RonPurewal Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:00 am

Sure.