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Nathan mckane Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Neither worth the time nor the money

Hello dear teachers!

I was wondering if there is sth wrong withe following sentences made by me?

Working here is neither worth the time nor the money.

Working here is worth neither the time nor the money.

Thanks.
  

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Hi, #2 is much better. You could also say Working here is not worth the time or the money. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, #2 is much better.
  • You could also say Working here is not worth the time or the money.
  • Clive
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Hi,

#2 is much better.

You could also say

Working here is not worth the time or the money.

Clive
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#1 is wrong. 'Neither' is misplaced. 'Worth' applies to both time and money.
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The second one is far better because it has parallel construction [the type of construction that follows neither also follows nor].
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