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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Use of "nor" after not an explicitly/apparently clear negative clause
Hi. Is this correct?
He had little money, nor did he have much of anything else.
How about this?
He had very little money, nor did he have much of anything else.
He had little money, nor did he have much of anything else.
How about this?
He had very little money, nor did he have much of anything else.
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It's probably okay, but the "nor" works better with an actual "no" statement instead of an implied negative. He had almost no money, nor much of anything else. -- This works better for me.
- It's probably okay, but the "nor" works better with an actual "no" statement instead of an implied negative.
- He had almost no money, nor much of anything else.
- -- This works better for me.
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It's probably okay, but the "nor" works better with an actual "no" statement instead of an implied negative.
He had almost no money, nor much of anything else. -- This works better for me.
He had almost no money, nor much of anything else. -- This works better for me.
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