My mother has an unusual mobile phone

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Hello:in the exercise at: https://progress.lawlessspanish.com/my-languages/spanish/exercises/judge/314/481235?response=57969&page=8sentence: My mother uses her mobile phone to make calls and send texts Spanish: Mi madre usa el teléfono móvil para hacer llamadas o mandar mensajes.The exercise says: "and", but the translation is: "o" i.e.: and send texts.Kwizbot:	o enviar mensajes. You:	y enviar textoWhy is the translation "o" 9meaning "or" 0 instead of "y" meaning and as per the text?Is there an error here, if so what lesson would answer this?Thank you, Nicole

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Hola NicoleTo be honest, we could also use "or" in English. In Spanish, the difference between these two sentences:1. Mi madre usa el teléfono móvil para hacer llamadas o mandar mensajes.2. Mi madre usa el teléfono móvil para hacer llamadas y mandar mensajes.is that in 1. with o we are implying that she either uses her phone for calling or for sending messages (the only two things she does with her phone), and in 2. using y there is a subtle implication that she may be using her phone for other things as well. To avoid confusion, I will change the text to "or" and "o" to match it in both languages.Un saludoInma

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Hola Inma, or should I call you "Oh Wise One" :)I really love your replies, they really help to clarify things.  Thank you so much.Nicole

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Thanks Nicole! I really appreciate your comment.Inma