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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 Neither or #44499 10/13/01 03:44 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 163 R Rouspeteur OP member OP Rouspeteur member R Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 163 A pet peeve of mine. I was wondering if anyone else had noticed how many people have dropped the nor in favour of or? I was always taught that it was neither a nor b and yet, I am constantly seeing and hearing neither a OR b. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Neither or #44500 10/13/01 05:47 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky [chanting]Keep that nor! Keep that nor![/chanting] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Neither or #44501 10/13/01 07:09 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 K Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel K Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 I am constantly seeing and hearing neither a OR b. I am neither seeing nor nor hearing nor. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Neither or #44502 10/13/01 07:17 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 I searched for "neither....or" and found several instances, though "neither......nor" was more often used. But undoubtedly the OED will take the side of the morons, and say the either is acceptable. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Neither or #44503 10/14/01 01:06 AM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 P plutarch veteran plutarch veteran P Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 I am neither seeing nor, nor hearing nor, nor is seeing, hearing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Neither or #44504 10/14/01 01:09 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I am neither seeing nor, nor hearing nor, nor is seeing, hearing. Dang--you're a lawyer, all right! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Neither or #44505 10/14/01 01:12 AM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 P plutarch veteran plutarch veteran P Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 "I am constantly seeing and hearing neither a OR b." Shouldn't that be "neither a NOR b"? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Neither or #44506 10/14/01 01:37 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky "I am constantly seeing and hearing neither a OR b." Shouldn't that be "neither a NOR b"? Yup--I believe that was his point... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Neither, or #44507 10/14/01 02:15 AM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 P plutarch veteran plutarch veteran P Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 I thought he was "seeing and hearing neither, a or b. Now I get it: "Neither a or b" was what he was seeing and hearing. Not "a or b". What ever happened to commas and quotation marks, anyway? I think they went the way of the "neither/nor". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Neither, or #44508 10/14/01 02:16 AM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 P plutarch veteran plutarch veteran P Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 I thought he was "seeing and hearing neither, a or b". Now I get it: "Neither a or b" was what he was seeing and hearing. Not "a or b". What ever happened to commas and quotation marks, anyway? I think they went the way of the "neither/nor". 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