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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Neither... nor... ever... never
Which is/are correct?
1) Neither always nor ever
2) Nor always or never
3) Neither always nor never ( I think this is double negative and is wrong, right?)
4) ..........
The idea is that something (referred before in the text) happens sometimes – so, we cannot say that it does happen all the time – as well as we cannot say that it never happens.
1) Neither always nor ever
2) Nor always or never
3) Neither always nor never ( I think this is double negative and is wrong, right?)
4) ..........
The idea is that something (referred before in the text) happens sometimes – so, we cannot say that it does happen all the time – as well as we cannot say that it never happens.
Top answer
It happens sometimes. or (if you want to be emphatic), It does happen sometimes.
- It happens sometimes.
- or (if you want to be emphatic), It does happen sometimes.
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It happens sometimes.
or (if you want to be emphatic),
It does happen sometimes.
or (if you want to be emphatic),
It does happen sometimes.
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Thank you!
But do you mean that those 3 options are incorrect?
1) Neither always nor ever
2) Nor always or never
3) Neither always nor never
I mean, could I write it like this:
QUESTION: Does it ever happen?
ANSWER: Neither always nor ever.
But do you mean that those 3 options are incorrect?
1) Neither always nor ever
2) Nor always or never
3) Neither always nor never
I mean, could I write it like this:
QUESTION: Does it ever happen?
ANSWER: Neither always nor ever.
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AnonymousQUESTION: Does it ever happen?ANSWER: Neither always nor ever.No.
Does it ever happen?
No, never.
Yes always.
Yes, occasionally / sometimes / rarely.
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AnonymousBut do you mean that those 3 options are incorrect?Yes, they're unnatural.
AnonymousQUESTION: Does it ever happen?You could say, e.g.,
I wouldn't say it never happens or that it always happens; it happens sometimes.
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