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JoeViz Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Is it proper English to use the word "nor"

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00I keep getting corrected by one my professor00s00 on my use of the word "nor". He tells me it is not a proper English word and therefore should be avoided.02br
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00Can anyone tell me if this is true and where can I find more information on this. I can listen to my professor and just watch out for this word. However, I am not convinced it should be avoided.0-
  

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0 In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with the word "Nor" and I find it, though I'm not a native / fluent, quite proper. 02br 00Just my opinion - No correctness guaranteed! 050010id1

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  • 0 In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with the word "Nor" and I find it, though I'm not a native / fluent, quite proper.
  • 02br 00Just my opinion - No correctness guaranteed!
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0 In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with the word "Nor" and I find it, though I'm not a native / fluent, quite proper. 02br
00I see no reason to avoid it, unless you don't know how to put it in sentences properly.02br
00Just my opinion - No correctness guaranteed! 050010id1
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0 There is a compound correlative conjunction: neither ... nor, and in this 01i01b00nor02b02i00 is a negative particle.02br
00How did you use 01i01b00nor02b02i00?0-
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0I've used nor in the following ways.02br
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01cite10JoeViz12cite10I've used nor in the following ways.12br
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10The first is ok, but the second would have to be "neith
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0 It certainly is a proper English word. Although some people replace it with "or". They are however not interchangeable though.0-
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how can i sue the word nor im a sentence
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I like this thread.
Where are you from, thread-poster?
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Anonymoushow can i sue the word nor im a sentence
Do you mean "How can I use the word "nor" in a sentence?"

There are some examples already in this thread.

I can neither read Chinese, nor can I understand it when I hear it spoken.
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The word "nor" is perfectly good grammar within the English language; however, its proper use is primarily only within negative phrases, especially after the word neither, to introduce the second member in a series, or any subsequent member: Neither he nor I will be there. They won't wait for you, nor for me, nor for anybody.



My mother was an English major
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The proper use of the word "nor" is with the word "neither". So insdead of using an either-or statement, you could use a neither-nor satement.

Example, although poor: I want either pizza or hamburgers for lunch. Well, we have spaghetti so you will have neither pizza nor hamburgers for lunch.
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