2013年6月4日 星期二

2013.6.5

nor   conjunction
1 — used after neither to show something is also not true, possible, allowed, etc. 
▪ It's neither good nor bad. 
▪ I neither know nor care what they think. 
▪ Neither you nor I nor anyone else will tell him. 
▪ His problems are neither my business nor yours. 
◊When neither and nor are used to join two subjects, the verb should agree with the subject that is closer to it. 
▪ Neither my mother nor I am going there today.
 
   neither here nor there : not important or interesting 
▪ What I think is really neither here nor there. You have to make up your own mind.
2 — used after a negative statement to introduce a related negative word or statement 
▪ She's not the best student in her class, (but) nor is she the worst. 
▪ He didn't quit his job, nor was he fired.
▪ He is not going to the meeting (and) nor am I. 
▪ (formal) “I don't know her.” “Nor do I.” [=neither do I; I don't know her either]
















































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