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Old 03-21-2017, 07:12 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by anacreon View Post
The way I read it, the One, which is more than 16 cm long and more than 9.3 wide, would be banned inside the cabin, but then I'm French. In French, as in mathematics, OR is inclusive, and just one dimension above the limit would mean out.

From where I am it looks like another of those Trump-style drop of a hat decision, not well thought out, nor precisely delimited, with potential arbitrary applications according to how people understand them. Not to forget that very few non native speakers have a good level of English (with documented dramatic consequences for pilots and their passengers).
You are using "or" correctly - it is inclusive. Some of our recent policies - exclusive.

One would hope that such a policy was based on real concerns or threats.
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