She didn't return that night, nor the night after. - She neither returned that, nor the night after. I can't eat nor sleep. - I can neither eat nor sleep. I can't confirm nor deny. - I can neither confirm nor deny.
Are the second sentences correct?
Farewell.
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These are right: She didn't return that night or the night after. She returned neither that night nor the night/one after. I can't eat or sleep.
— Mister Micawber
These are right: She didn't return that night or the night after.
She returned neither that night nor the night/one after.
I can't eat or sleep.
I can neither eat nor sleep.
I can't confirm or deny.
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She didn't return that night or the night after. She returned neither that night nor the night/one after. I can't eat or sleep. I can neither eat nor sleep. I can't confirm or deny. I can neither confirm nor deny.
You know I died, right? And Boonie used magic to bring me back to life. Ever since I came back I've been seeing things I shouldn't be seeing.
Would the last sentence make sense if I omitted the 'shouldn't be seeing' and added 'shouldn't see'? And what's the difference between them in this case?
Will you tell me what the difference is between I have just and I just? As in: I've just eaten. and I just ate. I've noticed that my friends that are from the UK use present perfect much more than people from the USA. I tend to use I just + past simple. Is the first one more formal? :?
The difference is the same as for almost any simple past vs present perfect use. See CJ's comments here:
AnonymousI've noticed that my friends that are from the UK use present perfect much more than people from the USA. I tend to use I just + past simple. Is the first one more formal?