0
Sb70012 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Nor the next day. /vs./ or the next day.
He didn't pay off his debt that day, nor the next day.
Source: school exam
Hello,
Recently a native English speaker in one of the forums told me that it's not right to use "nor" like that in the above sentence without "or".
Do you agree with him?
This is what he said:
"We should use or rather than nor because of the negative verb. The correct version with nor, which sounds awkward, would be "He paid off his debt neither that day nor the next day."
Do you agree with him that the usage of "nor" in my original sentence is odd?
I have asked this question in WR Forum too.
http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/he-didnt-pay-off-his-debt-that-day-nor-the-next-day.3208144/
What's your opinion?
Thank you.
Source: school exam
Hello,
Recently a native English speaker in one of the forums told me that it's not right to use "nor" like that in the above sentence without "or".
Do you agree with him?
This is what he said:
"We should use or rather than nor because of the negative verb. The correct version with nor, which sounds awkward, would be "He paid off his debt neither that day nor the next day."
Do you agree with him that the usage of "nor" in my original sentence is odd?
I have asked this question in WR Forum too.
http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/he-didnt-pay-off-his-debt-that-day-nor-the-next-day.3208144/
What's your opinion?
Thank you.
Top answer
Do you agree with him? Well, no, because I think 'nor' should be replaced with 'or': He didn't pay off his debt that day or t he next day. The correct version with nor,..
- Do you agree with him?
- Well, no, because I think 'nor' should be replaced with 'or': He didn't pay off his debt that day or t he next day.
- The correct version with nor,..
- " Yes, that sounds formal but fine.
- sb70012 Do you agree with him that the usage of "nor" in my original sentence is odd?
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
1 Answers
0
sb70012Recently a native English speaker in one of the forums told me that it's not right to use "nor" like that in the above sentence without "or".Do you agree with him?Well, no, because I think 'nor' should be replaced with 'or':
He didn't pay off his debt that day or the next day.
sb70012This is what he
0
Related Questions