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| difference between use of "or" and "and" |
| In a list you use and before the last item |
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Gupta
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In this case it's a list of things so And is the right usage.
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nag
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And means both and or means either one of them
X and Y means both X and Y X or Y means either X or Y |
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Ron Purewal
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well, in contravention of what at least one poster has written above, or is almost certainly the best choice here; it depends on exactly what you're trying to say. doesn't contain X, Y, or Z --> this means that none of X, Y, Z is present doesn't contain X, Y, and Z --> this means only that not all three are present (i.e., at least one of X, Y, Z is absent). i'm pretty sure the former is the desired meaning here, so you need 'or'. |
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