As FrnhtGLI, you must specify *exactly* what the conditions are.

In english, when I say "is the ball red or blue?" you would probably automatically translate that as "is the ball red or is the ball blue?"

This translation occurs for some reason and in fact the original question could be ambiguous. From my question you could have asked "what's blue?" and I would have to clarify that I am referring to the ball.

Of course, the computer isn't going to ask you what you meant, so it'll just tell you it doesn't know what you're talking about.