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In the first declarations that have been gathered, El Compayito and-or 'The Hand with Eyes,' has acknowledged having participated personally in 300 murders and ordering another 300, Castillo said.
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“I apologize for putting you in such an awkward and-or unpleasant situation, Mr. Bartleby.”
Things You Can Do, Some Can't Be Done Joseph M. Owens 2011
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“I am writing this because I have noticed that for the most part, people and the media have been very sympathetic and respectful, but there are those certain ones that want to use this horrible tragedy as an opportunity to once again, blame and-or attack Scientology.”
Tom Cruise comments on death of Jett Travolta; defends Scientology 2009
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In the first declarations that have been gathered, El Compayito and-or 'The Hand with Eyes,' has acknowledged having participated personally in 300 murders and ordering another 300, Castillo said.
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Either you mask your witness and-or move us to another courtroom or we do not proceed.
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We in NY and in $pread Magazine have a little extra cash from “Grind the Vote” events, Maxine mentioned a matching grant to ESPU, are there any organizations and-or individuals who want to match $300?
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I'm not surprised that his style would appeal to a wide audience because his energy and his fervor, in terms of his approach, would be engaging, and then - there are some whites, some blacks, Latinos, Asians, what have you, who are interested in empowerment and-or prosperity messages.
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German taxpayers are now feeding and-or have borrowed against future prosperity to feed Euros to Greece so they can pay back German banks, at least temporarily.
Secret trade talks? Take to the streets! - Paul Wells - Macleans.ca 2010
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The people to whom you refer, people like my relations, are so objectionable exactly because they believe as fervently as many whites that, all by itself, their modicum of Caucasian blood and-or their trifling wealth, makes them superior and preferable to 'common darkies'.
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The people to whom you refer, people like my relations, are so objectionable exactly because they believe as fervently as many whites that, all by itself, their modicum of Caucasian blood and-or their trifling wealth, makes them superior and preferable to 'common darkies'.
rolig commented on the word and-or
This nonsense word, normally written "and/or", is a clear sign of lazy or fuzzy thinking, or both.
May 9, 2008
bilby commented on the word and-or
Twice guilty, Your Honour :-)
May 9, 2008
dontcry commented on the word and-or
primarily used by multislackers
May 9, 2008
gangerh commented on the word and-or
My solicitor told me some years ago that '/' on its own in legal terms means 'and/or'.
May 9, 2008
rolig commented on the word and-or
bilby, I don't believe it.
May 9, 2008
rolig commented on the word and-or
gangerh, thanks for confirming my point: "and and/or or"!
May 9, 2008
vanishedone commented on the word and-or
It's just a bit unfortunate that English doesn't distinguish between inclusive and exclusive or. 'And/or' is easier to say than ∨.
May 9, 2008
frindley commented on the word and-or
Which is perhaps why it's better that the multi-tasking musician (say, the violinist directing from the concertmaster's chair) be referred to as "violin-director" rather than "violin/director".
May 9, 2008
mollusque commented on the word and-or
What languages do distinguish between inclusive and exclusive or?
May 9, 2008
vanishedone commented on the word and-or
If vague memory serves Latin's vel vs. aut does; would any Latinists here care to confirm or deny that?
May 9, 2008
rolig commented on the word and-or
In English, if you want to indicate an exclusive alternativity (does that sound right?) or, you would say "either A or B". Therefore, to suggest non-exclusivity, you would say, "A or B": "They are looking for someone who knows Arabic or Chinese" (this does not mean they will turn down someone who knows both languages). Curiously, in some circumstances, "A and B" is what you need: "in his long and distinguished career he has been a writer, a film director, and a callboy" (this does not imply that he was all these things at the same time, but neither does it exclude the possibility). Here, to say, "or" would imply that he's been one of these three, but you don't know which or at least aren't telling. (In Slovene, btw, this sentence would probably be written with the conjunction "ali" – "or".) Sometimes "and" and "or" can mean (i.e. refer to) the same thing: "They are looking for people who know Arabic and Chinese" may mean essentially the same thing as "They are looking for people who know Arabic or Chinese" (i.e., they are looking for people who know Arabic and for people who know Chinese, and if you fall into either or both of these categories, they have a job for you), or it may not (if they do in fact require knowledge of both languages, but then they should say, "people who know both Arabic and Chinese"). If you want to underscore the possibility of the alternatives being non-exclusive, then you could say "A or B, or both".
May 10, 2008
stpeter commented on the word and-or
This has got to be one of the ugliest constructions in the English language. (Naturally, it's "and/or" but it seems that Wordie doesn't let you include a slash in a Wordie-word.)
September 18, 2008
fbharjo commented on the word and-or
or and?
June 28, 2019