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Chew (2025-09-02) (discuss.online)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/smbc@midwest.social
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http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/chew

Alt textThere was a fairly intricate debate on an early version of this posted to bluesky, the contention being over whether OR was sufficient. I think the ORs have it, but XOR is a funnier word, so there.

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[–] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Only sometimes. English is very much not so consistent.

Example: If I'm asked "Do you want fries with that? Or a shake?" It's perfectly reasonable* for me to respond with "Both please."

(*Linguistically, not so reasonable for my health.)

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Just respond like logic operators expect you to

    Yes

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    Yeah in this instance "yes" would cover both and if you want to answer with either specific then you name them

    "fries, thanks, no shake"

    "a shake please, yes"

    Those all seems clear to me

    Edit although if you just answer "yes" the cashier should prolly confirm "both?", if he's a pro.

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