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Sarnga1157 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Neither/Nor

Hello,

Is the usage of neither correct here?

"He is not happy, neither is the crowd".

Should it not be "nor" instead of neither. I am seeing this usage in a lot of places these days, but I think I've read that "nor" should be used in cases like these.

Thank you,
Prasanna
  

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sarnga1157 "He is not happy, neither is the crowd". Should it not be "nor" instead of neither. I am seeing this usage in a lot of places these days, but I think I've read that "nor" should be used in cases like these.

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  • sarnga1157 "He is not happy, neither is the crowd".
  • Should it not be "nor" instead of neither.
  • I am seeing this usage in a lot of places these days, but I think I've read that "nor" should be used in cases like these.
  • I would use "nor" in situations like that.
  • ' But I am not surprised that some use "neither", beause "neither" can also serve as a conjunction.
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sarnga1157"He is not happy, neither is the crowd".
Should it not be "nor" instead of neither. I am seeing this usage in a lot of places these days, but I think I've read that "nor" should be used in cases like these.
I would use "nor" in situations like that. 'I don't know, nor do I care.'
But I am not surprised that some use "neither", beause "neithe
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