How do conjunctions relate to their conjuncts? How, for example, does <Snow is white and grass is green> relate to the propositions <Snow is white> and <Grass is green>? This paper explores the unorthodox answer that conjunctions are identical to their conjuncts: throwing grammar to the wind, <Snow is white and grass is green> just 'is' the propositions <Snow is white> and <Grass is green>. I suggest two ways of motivating the view (§1), present my preferred formulation of it (§2), discuss some objections (§3), point out some connections to neighboring issues (§4), and finally, consider how it may be extended to a more comprehensive view of logical complexity (§5).
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