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Question: Estimating phrase
Solution: ORSO
ORSO Definition 1:
Examples:
You can have coffee or tea.
Would you like beer, wine, or something else?
He must be her brother—or is he? [=maybe he is not her brother]
I’ll call (either) today or tomorrow.
(somewhat informal) I didn’t mean to annoy you
(somewhat informal) Can I get you a cup of coffee
ORSO Definition 2:
Examples:
We couldn’t stop or even slow down the whole time. [=we could not stop and we could not slow down]
They have no food or water. [=they do not have food and they do not have water]
ORSO Definition 3:
Examples:
Finish your dinner or you won’t get any dessert. [=if you do not finish your dinner, then you will not get any dessert]
Be at the station by 5 o’clock or you will miss the bus.
ORSO Definition 4:
Examples:
It’s been two or three years since I’ve seen her.
The package should arrive in five or six days.
We waited for an hour
ORSO Definition 5:
Examples:
He must be hiding something or he wouldn’t be lying. [=he would not lie if he were not hiding something; the fact that he is lying means that he must be hiding something]
ORSO Definition 6:
Examples:
Botany, or the science of plants, is a fascinating subject. = The science of plants, or botany, is a fascinating subject.
This pan is used for sautéing, or frying, the vegetables.
ORSO Definition 7:
Examples:
We got here quickly—or more quickly than last time, anyway. = We got here quickly—
The building is 500,
She breeds rabbits,
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