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A black and a white dog means "two dogs".
A black and white dog means "one dog".

Then what about black and white dogs?

Does this mean two things? "Dogs, each of mixedblack and white color" and "dogs of black and dogs of white"?

A black and a white dog means "two dogs".
A black and white dog means "one dog".

Then what about black and white dogs?

Does this mean two things? "Dogs of mixed color" and "dogs of black and dogs of white"?

A black and a white dog means "two dogs".
A black and white dog means "one dog".

Then what about black and white dogs?

Does this mean two things? "Dogs, each of black and white color" and "dogs of black and dogs of white"?

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"Black and white dogs": number ambiguity with coordinate adjectives

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What is this adjective noun combination? "Black and white dogs": number ambiguity with coordinate adjectives

a black and a white dogA black and a white dog means two dogs"two dogs".
a black and white dogA black and white dog means one dog"one dog".

thenThen what about, black and white dogs black and white dogs?

Does this mean two things? dogs "Dogs of mixed colorcolor" and dogs"dogs of black and dogs of whitewhite"?

What is this adjective noun combination?

a black and a white dog means two dogs a black and white dog means one dog.

then what about, black and white dogs?

Does this mean two things? dogs of mixed color and dogs of black and dogs of white?

"Black and white dogs": number ambiguity with coordinate adjectives

A black and a white dog means "two dogs".
A black and white dog means "one dog".

Then what about black and white dogs?

Does this mean two things? "Dogs of mixed color" and "dogs of black and dogs of white"?

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