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Usenet Posted 16 years ago
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Nor/and
Consider:
I shall not go to Paris, nor to Rome.
and
I shall not go to Paris and I shall not go to Rome.
Do they mean the same? (They seem to me to do so.) Is one better than the other? The first looks... um... neater. Also, does the first need its comma?
I can't go on, I'll go on.
I shall not go to Paris, nor to Rome.
and
I shall not go to Paris and I shall not go to Rome.
Do they mean the same? (They seem to me to do so.) Is one better than the other? The first looks... um... neater. Also, does the first need its comma?
I can't go on, I'll go on.
Top answer
[nq:1]Consider: =A0 =A0 I shall not go to Paris, nor to Rome. and =A0 =A0 I shall not go to Paris and I shall not go to Rome. [/nq] Yes, but I like better: I shall not go to Paris or Rome.
- [nq:1]Consider: =A0 =A0 I shall not go to Paris, nor to Rome.
- and =A0 =A0 I shall not go to Paris and I shall not go to Rome.
- [/nq] Yes, but I like better: I shall not go to Paris or Rome.
- GFH
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[nq:1]Consider: =A0 =A0 I shall not go to Paris, nor to Rome. and =A0 =A0 I shall not go to Paris and I shall not go to Rome. Do they mean the same?[/nq]
Yes, but I like better: I shall not go to Paris or Rome.
GFH
Yes, but I like better: I shall not go to Paris or Rome.
GFH
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[nq:2]Consider: I shall not go to Paris, nor to Rome. ... shall not go to Rome. Do they mean the same?[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes, but I like better: I shall not go to Paris or Rome.[/nq]
Or "I shall go to neither Paris nor Rome".
Cheers, Harvey
CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed
[nq:1]Yes, but I like better: I shall not go to Paris or Rome.[/nq]
Or "I shall go to neither Paris nor Rome".
Cheers, Harvey
CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed
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[nq:1]I shall not go to Paris, nor to Rome. and I shall not go to Paris and I shall not go to Rome. Do they mean the same? . . .[/nq]
Yes. There are simple logical transformations
(not A) and (not B) = not (A or B)
and vice-versa.
(Also: (not A) or (not B) = not (A and B) and vice-versa.)
[nq:1]Is one better than the other? . . .[/nq]
"Better" depends on context. In the ab
Yes. There are simple logical transformations
(not A) and (not B) = not (A or B)
and vice-versa.
(Also: (not A) or (not B) = not (A and B) and vice-versa.)
[nq:1]Is one better than the other? . . .[/nq]
"Better" depends on context. In the ab
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[nq:1]Consider: I shall not go to Paris, nor to Rome. and I shall not go to Paris and I shall ... The first looks... um... neater. Also, does the first need its comma? I can't go on, I'll go on.[/nq]
"I shall not go to Paris, nor to Rome" is considered proper form in the English language. "I shall not go to Paris and I shall not go to Rome" is also considered proper. I.M.O., it is better to ph
"I shall not go to Paris, nor to Rome" is considered proper form in the English language. "I shall not go to Paris and I shall not go to Rome" is also considered proper. I.M.O., it is better to ph
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