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Asked on March 17, 2021 in American english.
Mostly of the time, it would probably indicate the first option. I want to be in A or B. That is a violation of the rule; and indeed, yes just that you are not permitted there. If only your family had been in. (A or B) = (!)! A) and (!? What
is the problem with the second interpretation is that it would be highly ambiguous about exactly what was being being prohibited (does the listener get to choose one of A or B to avoid?), and would not be a useful piece
of communication.
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Asked on March 17, 2021 in American english.
Mostly of the time, it would probably indicate the first option. I want to be in A or B. That is a violation of the rule; and indeed, yes just that you are not permitted there. If only your family had been in. (A or B) = (!)! A) and (!? What
is the problem with the second interpretation is that it would be highly ambiguous about exactly what was being being prohibited (does the listener get to choose one of A or B to avoid?), and would not be a useful piece
of communication.
- 856166 views
- 6 answers
- 317987 votes
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Asked on March 17, 2021 in American english.
Mostly of the time, it would probably indicate the first option. I want to be in A or B. That is a violation of the rule; and indeed, yes just that you are not permitted there. If only your family had been in. (A or B) = (!)! A) and (!? What
is the problem with the second interpretation is that it would be highly ambiguous about exactly what was being being prohibited (does the listener get to choose one of A or B to avoid?), and would not be a useful piece
of communication.
- 856166 views
- 6 answers
- 317987 votes
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Asked on March 17, 2021 in American english.
Mostly of the time, it would probably indicate the first option. I want to be in A or B. That is a violation of the rule; and indeed, yes just that you are not permitted there. If only your family had been in. (A or B) = (!)! A) and (!? What
is the problem with the second interpretation is that it would be highly ambiguous about exactly what was being being prohibited (does the listener get to choose one of A or B to avoid?), and would not be a useful piece
of communication.
- 856166 views
- 6 answers
- 317987 votes
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Single word requests.
How do I try to answer my own question thanks to the following link, which @cobaltduck provided, something
- like: Zombie
- fungus Rupturing
- spores Fruiting
body I’m not totally thrilled with any of these, though; maybe there’s something
better just as described here
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