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Osama91 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Neither-either?

Hi, I'm not sure whether this sentence is correct or not;
I'don't want my mobile phone number neither my address to be mentioned. Can you please rewrite it using either or neither if it's wrong? Thank you.
PS, is correct to say; I don't want my number or my address mentioned? Thanks.
Osama
  

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osama91 Is correct to say "I don't want my number or my address mentioned"? Yes, say this. You can’t use neither or either in place of or.

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  • osama91 Is correct to say "I don't want my number or my address mentioned"?
  • Yes, say this.
  • You can’t use neither or either in place of or.
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osama91Is correct to say "I don't want my number or my address mentioned"?
Yes, say this. You can’t use neither or either in place of or.
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Other options:
I want neither my phone number nor my address to be mentioned.
I don't want either my phone number or my address to be mentioned.
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Thanks a lot, Aspara Gus,
But can I say, I don't want either my number or address to be mentioned?
And I'm not sure if you noticed that I'd dropped "to be" before mentioned in the sentence that you said it was OK, is it necessary to be "to be mentioned" or can I just drop it?
Thanks a lot, really!
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osama91But can I say, I don't want either my number or address to be mentioned?
Yes, you can. Either is optional.
osama91And I'm not sure if you noticed that I'd dropped "to be" before mentioned in the sentence that you said it was OK
Actually, I didn’t notice! I’d say the sentence is still correct without to be
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Thanks again, Aspara Gus!
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