End of ADS-L Digest - 12 Jan 1998 to 13 Jan 1998 ************************************************ Subject: ADS-L Digest - 13 Jan 1998 to 14 Jan 1998 There are 16 messages totalling 796 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. A question of the use of "or". 2. Fan 3. Charley Horse 4. Sporting Life gaps 5. Windy City 6. Bunt; Circus catch; Ladies' day 7. "level the playing field" (2) 8. Very TAN--Giving Finger 9. RE>Very TAN--Giving Finger (2) 10. skell yet again (3) 11. Ebert and anachronism 12. H-AFRO-AM on African-American studies (fwd) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 00:19:01 EST From: Davidhwaet Subject: Re: A question of the use of "or". If you change the semi-colon to a comma, the sentence sounds perfectly natural to me, although it probably needs a context for clarity. The other example seems clearer since the context is provided. David R. Carlson 34 Spaulding St. Amherst MA 01002