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Means “[[or]]”, because “or” includes “[[and]]”. | Means “[[or]]”, because “or” includes “[[and]]”. | ||
{{and}} <br> | *{{and}} <br> | ||
{{or}} | *{{or}} | ||
It's utterly defeatist drafting, because of the presence of that slash | It's utterly defeatist drafting, because of the presence of that slash: what does it even mean? That slash admits that the plain, punctuated words of the English language have defeated you. | ||
In fact, that slash means - and can only mean - “[[or]]”. So by saying "and or" you are really saying "and, or or". But to be hermetically sealed and consistent, shouldn't you go the whole hog, and say "and, and/or or"? | |||
AND DO YOU NOW SEE THE INFINITE REGRESSION YOU HAVE SET IN MOTION? | |||
Never speak of this again. | Never speak of this again. | ||
{{c2|egg|ISIA}} | {{c2|egg|ISIA}} |