Smoking or / and drinking is prohibited

English as a Second Language
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Smoking or /and drinking is prohibited.

Which is the correct word?

Thanks.

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You have to decide which activity is prohibited or whether both are.

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Many thanks, Alan.

Both activities are prohibited.

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Smoking and drinking is prohibited.

Is the above sentence correct to mean it us an offence to either smoke or drink but not if one indulges in both activities?

Thanks.

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How about ‘No smoking or drinking’? no_smoking_eating_or_drinking

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Thanks, Torsten.

I agree that this is the correct expression.

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I think whether or not this phrasing is correct always depends on the context. If you create additional context by using visuals as in the sign I have shared it’s clear that none of the three activities listed are allowed. If you only have text the phrase ‘neither smoking nor drinking is allowed’ is probably better.

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Thanks, Torsten.

What about “Smoking or drinking is prohibited”?

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It’s too ambitious because it could mean that only one of both is prohibited. So, it would be better to write ‘both smoking as well as drinking are prohibited’.

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