![]() ![]() If you want, you might so act as to have done A only, or to have done B only, or to have done nothing. If you want, you might so act as to have done nothing.Ģ) You can act in a way that results in your having done A and B. When you have the sentence "You can do A and B", only the context determines which of the following two meanings applies:ġ) On the one hand, you can act in a way that results in your having done A, but not B on the other hand, you can act in a way that results in your having done B, but not A. The or kind is not ambiguous the and kind is. This is not a question of vice versa, but of can in combination with the conjunction/operator or and of can in combination with the conjunction/operator and.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |