RE: And Or

["Lauren" <lt34 -at- csus -dot- edu>]

Here's a thought about deciding on how to write a passage like this, read
the passage with just one word at a time and decide what works best.  

"Allow additional room for maneuvering the shipping containers around
corners and through doors."  This means, to me, that enough room should be
allowed for both possibilities.

"Allow additional room for maneuvering the shipping containers around
corners or through doors."  This means, to me, that enough room should be
allowed for just one of possibilities. 

Lauren
 

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> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lt34=csus -dot- edu -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On 
> Behalf Of Ben
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 5:08 PM
> To: 'Andrew Warren'; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: And Or
> 
> Example:
> 
> "Allow additional room for maneuvering the shipping containers around
> corners and/or through doors."
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Warren [mailto:awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com] 
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 4:58 PM
> To: Ben; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: And Or
> 
> Ben wrote:
> 
> > I apologize if this has been discussed already, but using the phrase
> > "and/or" to mean the inclusion of all or any combination of items,
> > including only one item in a given list just doesn't seem right to
> > me-though I see it everywhere. Is that phrase commonly accepted in
> tech
> > writing? What do you purists say?
> 
> Ben:
> 
> What's the context?  Can you give an example of the 
> questionable usage?
> 
> If it's what I imagine, perhaps "one or more of" or "any 
> combination of"
> would be better.
> 
> -Andrew
> 
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