Posted by rfvv on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 8:25pm.



1. She doesn't have a pretty face and a warm heart.

2. She doesn't have a pretty face or a warm heart.

(Are both the same in meaning? What is the meanig of #1?)

1-1. She doesn't have both a pretty face and a warm heart. (She has either a pretty face or a warm heart.)

1-2. She has neither a pretty face not a warm heart.

(What does #1 mean, #1-1 or #1-2? Or what other meanings does #1 have?)

Both sentences are similar in meaning, but there is a slight difference in emphasis.

In sentence #1, "She doesn't have a pretty face and a warm heart," it suggests that the person lacks both a pretty face and a warm heart. It implies that having both qualities is expected, but she doesn't possess either.

On the other hand, sentence #2, "She doesn't have a pretty face or a warm heart," implies that the person lacks either a pretty face or a warm heart, or potentially both. It suggests that having at least one of those qualities is expected, but she has neither.

To break it down further:

1-1. "She doesn't have both a pretty face and a warm heart" means that she has either a pretty face or a warm heart, but not both. In this case, the sentence conveys the possibility of having one desirable quality while lacking the other.

1-2. "She has neither a pretty face nor a warm heart" means that she lacks both a pretty face and a warm heart. This emphasizes that she has neither of the desirable qualities.

So, sentence #1 can have meanings similar to both 1-1 and 1-2, depending on the context and the speaker's intention.