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Vocabulary

neither ... nor...

0I will be grateful if you can check whether the following sentences are correct with particular reference to the use of neither ... nor... 02br
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00Jim has neither interest in math nor in physics. 02br
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00He has no relationship with Jane nor with Jill.02br
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00tks a lot. 0-
  

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-- No; should be: 01b 01i 00J02i 00im has interest in neither math nor physics02b 00. 02br 02br 01i 00He has no relationship with Jane nor with Jill02i 00. -- No; should be 01b 01i 00He has a relationship with neither Jane nor Jill.

— Mister Micawber

  • -- No; should be: 01b 01i 00J02i 00im has interest in neither math nor physics02b 00.
  • 02br 02br 01i 00He has no relationship with Jane nor with Jill02i 00.
  • -- No; should be 01b 01i 00He has a relationship with neither Jane nor Jill.
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1i00Jim has neither interest in math nor in physics02i00.-- No; should be: 01b01i00J02i00im has interest in neither math nor physics02b00. 02br
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01i00He has no relationship with Jane nor with Jill02i00. -- No; should be 01b01i00He has a relationship with neither Jane nor Jil
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0thank you very much, sir.02br
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00I have a further inquiry. 02br
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00Is it ok to say: he has no relationship with Jane, nor does he has any relationship with Jill. 02br
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00To me, this sounds correct in terms of grammar. but it appears to be redunant somehow. 02br
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00I'd like to hear what you have to sa
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1i00He has no relationship with Jane, nor does he have any relationship with Jill02i00.02br
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00As you say, grammatically correct. The sense of redundancy comes from the repeated phrases, and good style usually eliminates such:02br
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01i00He has no relationship with Jane, nor has he one with Jill02i00.02br
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0I think we can say simpler: He has no relationship with both Jane and Jill. Or Neither Jane nor Jill has relationship with him.02br
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00Phuong Ninh0-
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0I'm sorry, but that doesn't sound natural at all. "He has no relationship with EITHER Jane or Jill" might work instead of "both," but Mr. M's "He has a relationship with neither Jane nor Jill" is still far and away the best choice. 0-
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