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Nor can only be used with a negative, or can be used with either positive or negative.

I don't dispute that, my point is that you can't pair "or" with "neither" as you did.

It's "neither" with "nor" - or "either" with "or". :D
 

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I don't dispute that, my point is that you can't pair "or" with "neither" as you did.

It's "neither" with "nor" - or "either" with "or". :D
So you are disputing it.

As I stated “Nor can only be used with a negative, or can be used with both positive & negative” so or can be used with both either & neither.
 

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It's like trying to mud wrestle a pig. :facepalm:
 

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Well I had some nor chicken soup the other day and I'm positive it were lovely.
 

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My friend was reading the book "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green and she found what seems to be a grammar mistake. The following sentence is found in the author's note:

Neither novels or their readers benefit from attempts to divine whether any facts hide inside a story.

Isn't it grammatically correct to say "nor" instead of "or"?

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    Yes, it is correct to use nor here. That doesn't necessarily mean it's incorrect to use or; some will tell you it is; others that it isn't. – Janus Bahs Jacquet Jun 9 '14 at 23:00

  • Both "nor" and "or" is grammatical here. Both are standard usage. There are other threads on this site that are related to your question. – F.E. Jun 10 '14 at 0:47
 

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Both "nor" and "or" is grammatical here. Both are standard usage. There are other threads on this site that are related to your question. – F.E. Jun 10 '14 at 0:47

Taken straight from your final link (above)....

So, is "neither…or" all right to use? No, not in modern usage.


People who have the leisure and inclination to argue about such things are free to do so. Those who just want to write inoffensive standard English are advised to go with the conventional rule that either is used with or and neither is used with nor.

Ergo: you have shot yerself in the foot and I win by default. :campeon:
 

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Taken straight from your final link (above)....

So, is "neither…or" all right to use? No, not in modern usage.


People who have the leisure and inclination to argue about such things are free to do so. Those who just want to write inoffensive standard English are advised to go with the conventional rule that either is used with or and neither is used with nor.

Ergo: you have shot yerself in the foot and I win by default. :campeon:
"Ergo"

Really!!
 
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