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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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or /nor

That's not the first time or/nor likely the last.

Are both correct?
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Books 1 - 10 of 439 on "not the first time nor the last" . Books 1 - 10 of 191 on "not the first time or the last"

  • Books 1 - 10 of 439 on "not the first time nor the last" .
  • Books 1 - 10 of 191 on "not the first time or the last"
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Books 1 - 10 of 439 on "not the first time nor the last".

Books 1 - 10 of 191 on "not the first time or the last"

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Or and Nor are killing me! The following are the combinations that I know of

Either ...or
Neither...nor
isn't/doesn't/negative modal verbs ...or (why NOR is possible???)

He doesn't eat spaghetti or sushi (nor sushi????)

Please help.
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I agree with your:

Either ...or
Neither...nor

and I follow the above. However, my GBooks search revealed the data posted earlier - which I found surprising.

Your question was, 'are both correct'? As always, I can only tell you what I use/say/write.
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So, you would say 'or' right?

Another question. Are the following choices all correct?

I don't like to travel.

1. Neither do I

2. I don't either.

3. Nor I
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New2grammarI don't like to travel.

1. Neither do I

2. I don't either.

3. Nor I
1. Correct

2. Correct

3. I wouldn't use this in answer to the question.
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Hi

May I quote an excerpt from M. Swan, 2005, Practical English Usage, 3rd edition. OUP. (para. 370.5 "Two negative ideas: not ... or / not ... nor") I posted some months ago in another thread?
SwanWhen not refers to two or more verbs, nouns, adjectives etc, we usually join them with or.
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However, we can use not after a
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Is it possible to use nor as a reply? If so, how would you say it?
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New2grammarIs it possible to use nor as a reply? If so, how would you say it?

Yes

I wouldn't say that

Neither would I / Nor would I.
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i believe nor is always used with neither...

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