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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Nor and neither

Dear teachers,

What is the difference between Neither do I and Nor am I? Is it just tense?
  

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Anonymous What is the difference between Neither do I and Nor am I? It's the difference between doing something and being something. I do not play tennis.

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  • Anonymous What is the difference between Neither do I and Nor am I?
  • It's the difference between doing something and being something.
  • I do not play tennis.
  • I am not a tennis player.
  • I [ do ] build houses.
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AnonymousWhat is the difference between Neither do I and Nor am I?
It's the difference between doing something and being something.

I do not play tennis.

I am not a tennis player.

I [do] build houses.
I am a carpenter.

As an aside, I guess you're aware that "neither" and "nor" are
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So if I'm responding to this statement - I'm not doing this - would my answer - Nor am I - would be correct? In this case it is not about being something, I suppose.
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Anonymous? In this case it is not about being something, I suppose.
Yes, actually it is about NOT doing something.
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