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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

too, either, neither... additions.

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01b00I know what a tesseract is. And I know what a plectroclinth is too.02b00 01font00This is the "extended" version. I think these "compact" vesions are ok too:02font02br
01b00I know what a tesseract is. And what a plectroclinth is too. / And also what a plectroclinth is.02br
00I know what a tesseract is. (And) a plectroclinth too. / (And) also a plectroclinth. 02b01font00Not sure I can leave out that "and".02font02br
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01b00Mark lives in Montana. Jack lives in Montana too.02b00 01font00This is the extendend vesion. What about this compact versions?02font02br
01b00Mark lives in Montana. (And) Jack too. 02b01font00Not sure I can leave out that "and".02font02br
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00Now, it seems to me that adding something to negative statements is more complicated, there isn't a "short version". For example:02br
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01b00I don't know what a tesseract is. I don't know what a plectroclinth is either.02b00 01font00This is the long version. Can't I make the second sentence shorter?02font02br
01b00I don't know what a tesseract is. Not a plectroclinth either. / (And) a plectroclinth neither.02b00 01font00I think these are not possible, but...02font02br
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00Thanks in advance 050010id1
  

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1b 01font 00Hi,02font 02b 02br 02br 01b 00I know what a tesseract is. 02b 00 01font 00This is the "extended" version. I think these "compact" vesions are ok too:02font 02br 01b 00I know what a tesseract is.

— Clive

  • 1b 01font 00Hi,02font 02b 02br 02br 01b 00I know what a tesseract is.
  • 02b 00 01font 00This is the "extended" version.
  • I think these "compact" vesions are ok too:02font 02br 01b 00I know what a tesseract is.
  • And what a plectroclinth is too.
  • 01font 00All OK02font 02br 00I know what a tesseract is.
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1b01font00Hi,02font02b02br
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01b00I know what a tesseract is. And I know what a plectroclinth is too.02b00 01font00This is the "extended" version. I think these "compact" vesions are ok too:02font02br
01b00I know what a tesseract is. And what a
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0 Thank you Clive.02br
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00You suggested "nor". I was told it is a little too formal for common conversations, it that true? (Compare with the vesrions with "too"...)02br
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01b00I don't know what a tesseract is. Nor a plectroclinth. 02b00(too formal, or not common, for normal conversations?)02br
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0Hi again, 02br
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00I don't see this use of 'nor' as being formal. I think the level of formality would depend on the other vocabulary and grammar you are using, as well as the context in which you are speaking.02br
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00'01font00. . . . Nor Pepsi'02font00 does not seem formal.02br
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0Thank you very much. 050010id1
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