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by gmatisgay » Sun Aug 07, 2011 4:35 pm
Her doctor recommends that she not consume diet soda, sugarless gum,or nothing that may contain aspartame.

A
or nothing that may contain aspartame
B
or nothing containing aspartame
C
and nothing that may contain aspartame
D
or anything that may contain aspartame
E
and anything that may contain aspartame

Oh I got this question from Grockit

OA D
[spoiler]Why can't it be E?[/spoiler]
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by Jim@Grockit » Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:12 pm
I want you to give me a cat, a puppy, or a goldfish for my birthday is different from I want you to give me a cat, a puppy, and a goldfish for my birthday.

"And" is additive and inclusive, and indicates EVERYTHING from the list, so in the example sentence, "and" would mean that the doctor recommended that the combination of all three be avoided, but that an individual element would be ok.
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