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@grammartable From the Times: “Did a Fourth Grader Write This? Or the New Chatbot?”. Is “did” required or at least recommended after “Or”? Without it, the suggestion is that a fourth-grader write the new chatbot. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/26/upshot/chatgpt-child-essays.html
@spradlig it is probably a little too confusing the way it appeared. I didn't misread it myself, but I did notice it. I don't think "did" is a solution, though; it sounds weird. This would be more natural to me: "Did a Fourth Grader Write This? Or Was It the New Chatbot?" But I'm sure there's no room for that option.