ton
ton
Why Don’t We Have a Word For And/Or? zylstra.org
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toddgrotenhuis
toddgrotenhuis

@ton At one point I tried to push for the logicians' use, using "or" for "and/or" and "xor" (which I would pronounce "zore") for "just or". Obviously it didn't catch on. :)

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odd
odd

@toddgrotenhuis I did that too! However only among friends, and I said x-or.

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mroutley
mroutley

@ton the assumption of exclusive or (rather than inclusive) used to be a pet peeve of mine, but no one else really seems to care. I always try to use the “either this or that” phrasing to make it clear about exclusivity.

I agree it would be great if there was a proper word. The “and/or” phrase always looks awkward to me

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jeremycherfas
jeremycherfas

@ton Because it is an abomination that is almost never necessary when you think it through properly.

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