Re: CHAT: "and" (was: Re: CHAT: Dashes)
| From: | David Peterson <digitalscream@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, June 11, 2001, 6:50 |
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In a message dated 6/10/01 6:40:21 PM, claudio.soboll@GMX.DE writes:
<< so is it true that "enumeration-and" is identical with "inclusive-or" ? or
am i wrong ?
its abit confusing to think about such basic things. >>
I think no. That "or" implies something different. "Do the quanta or
the yeti or Santa Claus really exist?" If the answer is "yes", the reply
would be "which one(s)?". However, if there were "and"'s in between there,
you'd be implying that all three exist.
-David
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