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From gaming to grammar
Dec. 1st, 2006 09:49 amFriends, grammarians, librarians, lend me your brains!
There is a debate going on in a forum I read, which gets into the distinction between and, or, and and/or. (Much like this last sentence).
The premise is this: A character may replace one weapon for X points, replace his other weapon for Y points, or replace both original weapons with a different option for Y points.
Some readers interpret the sentence as "A character may do one of the following options, and only one."
Some readers interpret the sentence as "A character may do A, B, C, or A and B".
Is there a grammatically correct way to read the premise sentence?
And.... GO!
There is a debate going on in a forum I read, which gets into the distinction between and, or, and and/or. (Much like this last sentence).
The premise is this: A character may replace one weapon for X points, replace his other weapon for Y points, or replace both original weapons with a different option for Y points.
Some readers interpret the sentence as "A character may do one of the following options, and only one."
Some readers interpret the sentence as "A character may do A, B, C, or A and B".
Is there a grammatically correct way to read the premise sentence?
And.... GO!
