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a dog, a cat; a dog and a cat
Mrs. B had a dog, a cat, a fish and a pig.
Mrs. B had a pig and a dog and a cow and a horse.
What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences?
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Re: a dog, a cat; a dog and a cat

Originally Posted by
user_gary
Mrs. B had a dog, a cat, a fish and a pig.
Mrs. B had a pig and a dog and a cow and a horse.
What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences?
The 1st has a dog, a cat, a fish, and a pig.
While:
The 2nd has a pig, a dog, a cow, and a horse.
They have different animals....
Well,
When we´re given many items, we express them as A, B, C, D, and E. The 2nd has too many ¨and´s¨ which doesn´t look good in a sentence.
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Re: a dog, a cat; a dog and a cat
Dear,
The first sentence is more logical than the second in written english
or when narating a story. The repetion of " and " in the second sentence
maybe used for confirmation.
saleemabu
Last edited by saleemabu; 29-Aug-2007 at 06:18.
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Re: a dog, a cat; a dog and a cat
I think you mean the repetition of ¨and¨.
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