Please do not make noises and keep silent/silence.

[Hiya Raymond]

Is the sentence "Please do not make noises and keep silent/silence." ambiguous?
Is that sentence meaning "Please keep silent/silence and do not make noises." or "Please do not make noises and do not keep silent/silence."?


Thanks a lot!

 

[SoothingDave]

It's redundant and potentially contradictory.

 

[billmcd]

Is the sentence "Please do not make[STRIKE] noises [/STRIKE] noise and keep silent. [STRIKE] /silence [/STRIKE]." ambiguous? Perhaps redundant but not ambiguous.
Is that sentence meaning "Please keep silent/silence and do not make noises." or "Please do not make noises and do not keep silent/silence."? See above.


Thanks a lot!

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