G. Acharya wrote:
> On Apr 9, 1:21 pm, "G. Acharya" <ganeshjacha...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Apr 7, 12:20 am, Einde O'Callaghan <eind...@freenet.de> wrote:
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>>> G. Acharya wrote:
>>>> Is there a punctuation to add to distinguish the following
>>>> 1st e.g.
>>>> A or B can be used
>>>> ================
>>>> A results in some problem. B results some other problem and both A and
>>>> B can be used.
>>>> 2nd e.g
>>>> A or The first alphabet
>>>> =================
>>>> A is the first alphabet in the English language. This is the first
>>>> letter the student of English language learns.
>>> I think this should be "A or the first letter of the alphabet" which
>>> means tha A is another way of describing the first describing the first
>>> letter of teh alphabet. A cannot be an alphabet since it is just one
>>> letter. The alphabet used for English has 26 letters. Other languages
>>> have larger or smaller alphabet.
>> So, is there no way in English to solve this ambiguity?
>
> I meant the "or" ambiguity, to decide if its used to "explain further"
> or, used in-order to "state alternatives"
The problem is that with your exmples you don't give full sentences.
I'll try to illustrate how to deal with the ambiguity.
"A or B can be used to deal with the problem."
"A, or the first letter of the alphabet, is frequently used ..."
It might bhave been easier to answer you question if it had been stated
a bit more clearly.
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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