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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Nor

I love neither you nor her.
I don't love you or/nor her.

Do these mean the same?

Neither him nor his sister nor his mother nor his sister were on the funeral? - Is this one correct? What's the other way to write it?

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I love neither you nor her. (fine but probably not commonly said) I don't love you or/nor her. (both ok) I don't love you, nor her.

— Ivanhr

  • I love neither you nor her.
  • (fine but probably not commonly said) I don't love you or/nor her.
  • (both ok) I don't love you, nor her.
  • (more emphatic with a slight pause) Neither he , nor his sister, nor his mother were/was at the funeral.
  • (was is the more technically correct form, I believe)
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I love neither you nor her. (fine but probably not commonly said)

I don't love you or/nor her. (both ok)

I don't love you, nor her. (more emphatic with a slight pause)

Neither he, nor his sister, nor his mother were/was at the funeral. (was is the more technically correct form, I believe)
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What about : *I don't love neither you nor her
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amiramim What about : *I don't love neither you nor her
This is incorrect because of the double negative.
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amiramimWhat about : *I don't love neither you nor her
No, but "I don't love either of you" is fine, and I would say more natural than any of the ones that have come before in this thread.

"I love neither of you" is also correct, but in my opinion, not as natural as the one above.
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GG, which one would you use in the funeral sentence: was or were?
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Sorry, what funeral sentence?
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This one

Neither he, nor his sister, nor his mother were/was at the funeral. (was is the more technically correct form, I believe)
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...nor his mother was...

Like "or," with a "nor" situation, make the verb agree with the element closest to the verb.
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