Or/Neither/Either am

0 any help from the teachers?0-

0Hi, Anewcomer,02br
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00I'm not a teacher but what I think of this is that the verbs (to be) are in a correct form, but the combination "to be going 01u00to go02u00" is a tautology. Usually, you don't use "to go" after "to be going to", i.e.:02br
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01i00I'm going to a library02i00 01u00but NOT02

0 You (are going to go) or I am going to go.02br
00The same is the story with the other two. 0-

0 Hi Anewcomer02br
00Yes, when the subject contains 'or', it is normally the word closest to the verb that determines the verb form. 02br
00The use of "be going to go" is quite common. It is simply the 01i00be going to02i00 future of the verb 'go'. 0-

0 Thanks for the replies02br
00Ok, so it's grammatical to say 01u00You or I02u00 00am00 telling him, uh it sounds odd but well, it's grammatical anyway 02br
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00Thanks 0-

0 They all sound odd to me, very odd. I'm surprised to hear that Amy findthem acceptable. Amy, do you really think you would say them that way,or that people would say them that way? I'm afraid I wouldn't evenunderstand if I heard something like "You or I am going to die"... I would be like "You what?".02br
00So I would use "is":02br
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00(Either) you or I is go

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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10They all sound odd to me, very odd. I'm surprised to hear that Amy findthem acceptable. Amy, do you really think you would say them that way,or that people would say them that way? I'm afraid I wouldn't evenunderstand if I heard something like "You or I am going to die"... I would be like "You what?".12br
10So

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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10Either) you or I am going to die.12br
10Either11i10 I12i10 or you are going to die. (Normally, "I" should be placed last. So 11i10Either you or I am going to die.)12i12br
10Neither you nor I am responsible.12br
10Note: Follow the proximity ru

0Hi Kooyeen02br
00I'd just like to mention (again) that the following of "rules" does not necessarily lead to "weird" English. However, a rejection of all rules will definitely lead to some pretty weird-sounding English. And if you insist on following the "rules" of slang or informal English exclusively, you will frequently sound quite weird in more formal contexts. 050010id

0 Hi Amy, 02br
00so you really find those sentences natural? I am surprised because I read several articles and threads in other forums on the net, and while most agree that's the "prescriptive" way to write, I think no one said they would ever say such sentences in everyday English.02br
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00Neither you nor I am responsible. <-- Really natural to you?02br