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Paultx Posted 4 years ago
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Is this a right way to use "not" and "nor"?
If I say or write, for instance, "This is not right nor acceptable", is it correct?
TIA.
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Paultx If I say or write, for instance, "This is not right nor acceptable", is it correct? TIA. It's correct.
- Paultx If I say or write, for instance, "This is not right nor acceptable", is it correct?
- TIA.
- It's correct.
- But it's more formal than most conversational English, where we would use 'or' instead of 'nor'.
- CJ
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PaultxIf I say or write, for instance, "This is not right nor acceptable", is it correct?
TIA.
It's correct. But it's more formal than most conversational English, where we would use 'or' instead of 'nor'.
CJ
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