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Navitasan Posted 10 years ago
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Is this sentence correct:
1) None of Tom, Harry, John and Phil has ever beaten me at chess.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1) None of Tom, Harry, John and Phil has ever beaten me at chess.
Gratefully,
Navi.
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The common expression would be: Neither Tom, Harry, John, or Phil has ever beaten me at chess. You could also word it: No one- not Tom, Harry, John, or Phil -has ever beaten me at chess.
- The common expression would be: Neither Tom, Harry, John, or Phil has ever beaten me at chess.
- You could also word it: No one- not Tom, Harry, John, or Phil -has ever beaten me at chess.
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The common expression would be:
Neither Tom, Harry, John, or Phil has ever beaten me at chess.
You could also word it:
No one-not Tom, Harry, John, or Phil-has ever beaten me at chess.
Neither Tom, Harry, John, or Phil has ever beaten me at chess.
You could also word it:
No one-
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Let me add this correction. Normally, to be strictly grammatical, you should use "nor" with "neither." The other (neither/or) is perfectly understandable and informally used, but it is not the preferred wording. So:
Neither Tom, Harry, John, nor Phil has ever beaten me at chess.
Some would insist that "nor" should follow every item, like this:
Neither Tom, nor Harry,
Neither Tom, Harry, John, nor Phil has ever beaten me at chess.
Some would insist that "nor" should follow every item, like this:
Neither Tom, nor Harry,
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Thank you very much,
It was indeed very helpful.
Gratefully and respectfully,
Navi.
It was indeed very helpful.
Gratefully and respectfully,
Navi.
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