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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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the neither and nor combination

Hi,

Please check if this is right.

A: I think you told me that you are hungry and I brought with me a melon and a peach. Would they satisfy your hunger?

B: Neither melon (should it be "neither a melon"??) nor peach (should it be "a peach"??) will (should it be "would"??) satisfy my hunger.

What is the difference?

1. I think you told me you are hungry.

2. I think you told me you were hungry.

I think the difference is that the first one says that he is still hungry; whereas, the second one doesn't say he is hungry now but was hungry then.
  

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Neither melon / a melon nor peach / a peach will / would satisfy my hunger. 1. I think you told me you are hungry.

  • Neither melon / a melon nor peach / a peach will / would satisfy my hunger.
  • 1.
  • I think you told me you are hungry.
  • -- Still hungry now 2.
  • I think you told me you were hungry.
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Neither melon / a melon nor peach / a peach will / would satisfy my hunger.

1. I think you told me you are hungry.-- Still hungry now

2. I think you told me you were hungry.-- Still hungry then or now

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