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What "nor" means?
Main Post: What "nor" means?
Top Comment: It means “and also not” So instead of saying “not Tim and also not Bill” You can say “neither Tim nor Bill”
grammar - Is this usage of 'nor' correct? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Main Post: grammar - Is this usage of 'nor' correct? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Whether to use "nor" or "or"?
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I am a little stumped as to whether you would you use the word "nor" or "or" in the following sentence. A short explanation would help me out a lot. Thanks for any help in advance!
While we have an understanding of what the disease does to an individual, currently we have no way to treat nor prevent the disease.
Top Comment: I am a little stumped as to whether you would you use the word "nor" or "or" in the following sentence. A short explanation would help me out a lot. Thanks for any help in advance! While we have an understanding of what the disease does to an individual, currently we have no way to treat nor prevent the disease. . TLDR: Both "nor" and "or" are grammatical in today's standard English, and both have the same meaning. Choose whichever one suits your ear best. Consider: While we have an understanding of what the disease does to an individual, currently we have no way to [treat] or [prevent] the disease. <-- "or" While we have an understanding of what the disease does to an individual, currently we have no way to [treat] nor [prevent] the disease. <-- "nor" Version #1 uses a plain 'or'-coordination, which has the meaning of "no way to [treat A] or [prevent A]". This is straightforward and uses a school-taught use of "or". This usage of "or" is common among native English speakers. Version #2 uses a 'nor'-coordination, which has the meaning of "no way to [treat A] nor [prevent A]". The use of "nor" here is allowable because the coordination's matrix clause provides a negative environment (due to the use of "no way") that is part of the superstructure for that coordination. This use of "nor" is common among native English speakers. Caveat: Though, some teachers and tests and style books might have their own preferences on this topic.
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What does NOR stand for here on reddit?
Main Post: What does NOR stand for here on reddit?
Top Comment: IFHIWPUAOJTTWOFYLB (I fucking hate it when people use acronyms online Just type the words out fully you lazy bastards)
NOR: what does this acronym on reddit mean?
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I’ve searched far and wide and because it also is a word “nor” I can’t seem to find what it means as an acronym on Reddit. Help!
Top Comment: I’m looking for the same answer but now guessing it means “Not Over Reacting”?😅
Do people use “nor”?
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I remember learning this but I dont think ive ever seen people using it on the internet. Neither/nor in that case.
Top Comment: I can neither confirm nor deny using it.
People who don't know how the word "nor" works
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I feel like I've seen more and more posts lately where people say sentences like "My friends nor I can..." or whatever, and it took me several of these posts to realize that they're trying to say "Neither my friends nor I can...". Why do some people not understand that if you're going to use "nor", you need to start with "neither"? It's confusing and doesn't make sense otherwise
Edit: I just meant that it has to be used with another negative. It doesn't have to specifically be "neither". That's my b
Top Comment: You are incorrect. “Nor” can be used without “neither.” It’s also important to note that nor does not have to be used in conjunction with neither. Nor can also be used as a subordinating conjunction or coordinating conjunction in its own right. Betty will not go on vacation with you, nor with Sylvan. I wasn’t going to drive, I wasn’t going to walk, nor was I going to bike. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/neither-nor/#:~:text=It’s%20also%20important%20to%20note,was%20I%20going%20to%20bike .
Question about 'nor'
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Everywhere I read, it says nor usually follows "neither" or "not" in a sentence. But I cannot think of any examples where nor doesn't follow neither nor not.
Are there any sentences that do not contain the word "neither" nor the word "not" but correctly use the word nor?
Top Comment: Are you simply trying to make a sentence without using ("neither" & "not"), but you don't mind if the negative is established in some other way? I ask because, for example, Ex: He was unable to stand, nor was he able to stop the attackers. this sentence does not use (neither & nor), but obviously it is the word "unable" that allows for the use of "nor" in the sentence. If you wanted something less obvious, you could use an approximate negator. Ex: She hardly leaves the house, nor does her son. The use of the word "hardly" (especially before the verb) allows for the use of "nor" in the second half of the sentence. "Hardly" is an 'approximate negator' (i.e., a word or phrase that expresses a near-negative meaning, implying that something is almost not true or only happens to a very small degree, rather than stating a complete negation).