[Grammar] difference between "or" used in imperative sentence and "or else"

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Kitaoka

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Hello.
I sometimes see "or else" used like
"Do what you gotta do,or else you will be evicted."
This can be said like this?
"Do what you gotta do,or you will be evicted."
If I am wrong,Can you tell me the difference?
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Re: difference between "or" used in imperative sentence and "or else"

I think that 'or' and 'or else' are interchangeable in such situations.
 

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Re: difference between "or" used in imperative sentence and "or else"

Thank you for your answer fivejedjon!
 
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