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Maripinky Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Neither or none?

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00I bought a couple of pairs of trousers,......... of which cost more than 30 euros. 02br
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00Which is the correct word to complete this sentence: neither or none? 02br
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00A couple doesn't necessarily mean two, it could have been 3 pairs of trousers that I bought, so I'd say it's "none of which ...". Is it the correct choice? Thanks in advance. 0-
  

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0 It's true that "a couple of" can be synonymous to "a few of" depending on the context, but its primary sense is "two". So if there is any other context available, I'll take it as "two". 02br 02br 00paco 0-

— Paco2004

  • 0 It's true that "a couple of" can be synonymous to "a few of" depending on the context, but its primary sense is "two".
  • So if there is any other context available, I'll take it as "two".
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0 It's true that "a couple of" can be synonymous to "a few of" depending on the context, but its primary sense is "two". So if there is any other context available, I'll take it as "two". 02br
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00paco 0-
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0 I think you would use "neither", maripinky. 0-
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0Let's see if I got this right...02br
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00NEITHER is used when there are two options and NONE for more than two? Is this right?0-
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0 Correct.02br
00"Neither of the two pairs of trousers I bought cost more than ***"02br
00"None of the three shirts I got at the same time cost more than ***" 0-
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