“and/or” there has got to be a better way?
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“and/or” there has got to be a better way?
I was wondering about conjunctions the other day; then I thought about the fact that there seems to be a word for everything in English, so I came up with this question.
If there is a word for everything in English, why is there no conjunction that is the equivalent of “and/or?” If there is such a word why is not in common use? Are there words in French, German, Russian, Spanish, Latin, Greek, and/or other languages that have a word that means the same thing?
I have always been impressed with the French and their ability to work in the Cartesian frame (++, --, +-, -+) of thought, they must have a way of expressing the "and/or" point of view.
If there is a word for everything in English, why is there no conjunction that is the equivalent of “and/or?” If there is such a word why is not in common use? Are there words in French, German, Russian, Spanish, Latin, Greek, and/or other languages that have a word that means the same thing?
I have always been impressed with the French and their ability to work in the Cartesian frame (++, --, +-, -+) of thought, they must have a way of expressing the "and/or" point of view.
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Deirdre decided to have chips with vinegar and/or mayonaise.
Deidre decided to have chips with either vinegar or mayonaise, or both.
Make it three options -- that's logically what such sentence is trying to cram into two components.
-- Garzo.
Deirdre decided to have chips with vinegar and/or mayonaise.
Deidre decided to have chips with either vinegar or mayonaise, or both.
Make it three options -- that's logically what such sentence is trying to cram into two components.
-- Garzo.
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Re: and/or
It goes faster still in Swedish, where we write «o/e» for «och/eller». Superb Swedish engineering ?...... it's the American way. it's faster!
Henri
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What about Spanish y/o, Italian e/o, and French et/ou? Those are not abbreviations.
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I added a thought to the original post. It had to do with the English language and there not being a conjunction for and/or.
I think maybe we strayed from the original post.
An American Mutt
Brazilian dude
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I added a thought to the original post. It had to do with the English language and there not being a conjunction for and/or.
I think maybe we strayed from the original post.
An American Mutt
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