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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
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Neither you, nor I, nor anyone else knows the answer.

0Neither you, 01b01font00nor02font02b00 I, nor anyone else knows the answer. 02br
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00I wonder if the first 01b00"nor"02b00 is necessary. Can I omit the first "nor" like the following example?02br
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00Neither you, I, nor anyone else knows the answer. 02br
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00Could you please help me with my question? Thank you! 050010id5
  

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0 Hi,02br 00I guess it's not necessary, but it sounds much better to me I keep it. I think that the structure "Neither... " is an emphatic structure (often used for emphasis), and when you want to emphasize something you don't usually leave out words...

— Kooyeen

  • 0 Hi,02br 00I guess it's not necessary, but it sounds much better to me I keep it.
  • I think that the structure "Neither...
  • " is an emphatic structure (often used for emphasis), and when you want to emphasize something you don't usually leave out words...
  • you are more likely to add some!
  • 05000 So I won't take it away.
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0 Hi,02br
00I guess it's not necessary, but it sounds much better to me I keep it. I think that the structure "Neither... nor..." is an emphatic structure (often used for emphasis), and when you want to emphasize something you don't usually leave out words... you are more likely to add some! 05000 So I won't take it away. But this is just my opinion, and you might want to wait
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01cite10Viceidol12cite10Neither you, 11b11font10nor12font12b10 I, nor anyone else knows the answer. 12br
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10I wonder if the first 11b10"nor"12b10 is necessary. Can I omit the first "nor" like the following example?12br
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hi,12br
10I guess it's not necessary, but it sounds much better to me I keep it. I think that the structure "Neither... nor..." is an emphatic structure (often used for emphasis), and when you want to emphasize something you don't usually leave out words... you are more likely to add some! 15010
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10Neither you, 11b11font10nor12font12b10 I, nor anyone else knows the answer. 12br
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10I wonder if the first 11b10"nor"12b10 is necessary. Can I omit the first "nor" like the following example?12br
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Neither you, nor me, nor anyone else knows the answer. (Correct if there is a mistake

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