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Taka Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Neither

Would this "neither…nor…" work fine?

Neither you have to explain why to your wife nor should she know it.
  

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Taka Would this "neither…nor…" work fine? Ugh! No.

— Mister Micawber

  • Taka Would this "neither…nor…" work fine?
  • Ugh!
  • No.
  • Neithe r have you to explain why to your wife nor should she know it.
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TakaWould this "neither…nor…" work fine?
Ugh! No.

Neither have you to explain why to your wife nor should she know it.
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OH, I forgot to make that part inverted. Sorry. You're right.

And that sentence can be separated into two as this, right?

You don't have to explain why to your wife, and she shouldn't know it.
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So it doesn't have to be "or" to connect the two; "and" could also work fine. Good.

Thanks, MM!

(About "Neither have you to explain why to your wife nor should she know it", I think "Neither do you have to explain why to your wife nor should she know it" also works. Correct me if I'm wrong)
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Takaalso works
Yes, a peculiarity of the verb 'have'.
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OK. Thanks again, MM!
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