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I have a question, considering this sentence:
"When your doing B, you may do both A and B"
Looking at that question from a Grammar sense, what does it mean?
And looking at it from a Logical point of view, what does it mean?

(Possible answers: "You do A.", "You do B", "You do A or B", You do A and B")

(note: other people I've asked this question have answered more than one of these answers)

I'd also like explainations with your answers, I'd especially be interested in answers that differ between the Grammar and Logic portions.

Thanks.

2006-08-23 15:15:46 · 5 answers · asked by sitko 2 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

Yes, I meant "You're"...I'm mostly curious about the Grammar answer and the Logical answer, as opposed to the actual spellings of the various words in the sentence"...

2006-08-23 15:30:19 · update #1

...And isn't Venn spelled with an E?

2006-08-23 15:31:06 · update #2

5 answers

You're is correct, not your...

You do B, but you may also be doing A. Like "When you wave, you may smile and wave." You are waving, and you may also be smiling. And you may not.

2006-08-23 15:27:11 · answer #1 · answered by Crys H. 4 · 0 0

Your quotation doesn't make sense. Do you mean:

When you're doing B, you may do both A and B.

If so, it would mean that all B is A, but not all A is B. Imagine vinn diagrams where the circles look like a doughnut--one within the other. So, A is the hole, and B surrounds it.

2006-08-23 15:20:37 · answer #2 · answered by Merries 3 · 0 0

grammatically, it's seems like a choice, or permissing one to do either A or B but, but if you choose just A, you cannot do B, and if you chose B, you can do both.

Logically, there's a possibility that B=A, there may not be a difference between the too

Interesting question, I hope I answered it to your likening

2006-08-23 15:31:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Either way, you do B. You may do A or you may not. It is uncertain.

2006-08-23 15:26:58 · answer #4 · answered by Bethany 7 · 0 0

you do b and/or a

2006-08-23 15:19:29 · answer #5 · answered by DeAd DiScO 4 · 0 0

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