Help... NEITHER/NOR dilemma....

Question

which of these sentences is grammatically correct concerning the proper use of neither/nor?

Paul doesn't like to play nor do I.

or

Paul doesn't like to play neither do I.

HERE'S ANOTHER SET.

She's not going to the party neither do I

or

She's not going to the party nor do I.

what's the difference between the use of neither and nor...???

when do we use neither and when do we use nor.... pls. do explain it to me... thank you...

KrisBlueNZ · Accepted Answer

carlenewhich of these sentences is grammatically correct concerning the proper use of neither/nor?
Paul doesn't like to play nor do I.
or
Paul doesn't like to play neither do I.

Those are both correct and idiomatic, though I'd add a comma, and AND, after PLAY.
Paul doesn't like to play, AND nor do I.
Paul doesn't like to play, AND neither do I.

carleneHERE'S ANOTHER SET.
She's not going to the party neither do I
or
She's not going to the party nor do I.

Both are wrong - you can't use DO I in this case, since it's future tense, SHE'S NOT GOING means SHE IS NOT GOING, or SHE WILL NOT GO. It's talking about the future. At some time in the future, when the party is happening, she WILL NOT go to it. So you have to say "and nor AM I" or "and neither AM I", not DO I.
If you expand the sentence, it would become "She IS NOT going to the party, and NEITHER/NOR am I" or "She is not going to the party, and I AM not going to the party".

carlenewhat's the difference between the use of neither and nor...???
when do we use neither and when do we use nor.. pls. do explain it to me... thank you...

Good question, and I can't give you a useful answer. They're both correct in your example sentences, except that the second pair of sentences, when you're talking about a future situation, you have to say NEITHER AM I or NOR AM I. I can't see any difference between NEITHER and NOR in these examples.

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