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Jandi

#77120 Mon, 28 Feb 05 01:49 AM

Hello, teachers!

A. They sorted out men who were both young and strong.
B. They sorted out young men, and they sorted out strong men.
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1. They sorted out young, strong men.
2. They sorted out young and strong men.
3. They sorted out young or strong men.

I think;
T1. Sentence 1 can only mean A.
T2. Sentence 2 can mean both A and B, but A is dominant.
T3. Sentence 3 can only mean B.
Am I right?

Thank you very much.

Jandi

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paco2004

#77142 Mon, 28 Feb 05 04:49 AM

Hi Jandi, again!

I don't feel any difference in the sense between 'strong young men' and 'strong and young men' although the latter sounds emphasizing the two qualities equally, i.e, "the men are both strong and young".
So I think both #1 and #2 mean A and #3 (They sort out either young or strong men) means B.

But I'm not sure about this. So let us wait native speaker's answer.

paco

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