Timeline for "And" vs. "or" when specifying a collection
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| Feb 25, 2014 at 7:22 | comment | added | Jason C |
Hm, "I am looking for all of the A's, B's, and C's" reads to me like "I am looking for *every single thing* that is an A, a B, or a C" - I think what I actually meant was "I am looking for anything that is an A, a B, and also a C". I had no idea this had so many other possibilities. "I am looking for anything that is an article, a link, and a first-hand account" as opposed to "I am looking for all of the articles, links, and first-hand accounts".
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| Feb 25, 2014 at 7:12 | comment | added | Nico |
In the first case, I would say "I am looking for all of the A's, B's and C's". I can't pinpoint what it is, but although the meaning of the second sentence sounds right, when I read it, somehow, it feels clunky.
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| Feb 25, 2014 at 3:52 | comment | added | Jason C |
Thanks. What if I do want to be explicit about those cases? Would I use "I am looking for all of A, B, and C" / "I am looking for exactly one of A, B, or C"? (The "and" case seems awkward.)
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| Feb 25, 2014 at 3:44 | vote | accept | Jason C | ||
| Feb 24, 2014 at 15:45 | history | edited | Nico | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 24, 2014 at 15:30 | history | answered | Nico | CC BY-SA 3.0 |