Friday 25 December 2015

meaning - What is the correct way to use "neither" and "nor" in a sentence together?

You need to either use a negative verb ("cannot"), or use neither/nor. Using the two together, like what that editor did to your post in TeX, is incorrect.




I can find the tool neither in the kitchen nor the bathroom.







I can't find the tool either in the kitchen or the bathroom.







I can't find the tool neither in the kitchen nor the bathroom.




I do want to note that, unless the context leads the reader to expect a negative, the "can find ... neither" version can be confusing. Thus, "can't find ... either" is in most cases the better choice.

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