The words “and,” “but,” and “or” are conjunctions. In case you’ve forgotten, Schoolhouse Rock taught many of us in grade school that conjunctions link words, phrases, and clauses together to form sentences. But in case you were sleeping in class that day, the Minnesota Court of Appeals recently provided a great crash course when it decided a dispute between ex-lovers hinging on the disjunctive conjunction “or.”
Facts
Breana and Matthew Borth were previously married. Before their divorce, Breana sent Matthew a partially nude photo via Snapchat. The social media platform allows you to send pictures and videos that automatically disappear 10 seconds after the recipient views the message.
