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Adj: This sentence is neither correct nor natural Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:43 am  Adj: This sentence is neither correct nor natural		  
Dear all,

Please rerad:

This sentence is not correct and natural.
=This sentence is neither correct nor natural.

Now, for the sentence:
This sentence is not correct, common and natural. (1)

Can I re-write:

This sentence is neither correct, common nor natural.

If not, how to re_write (1)?

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Adj Tue Sep 19, 2006 18:53 pm  Adj		  
tung quoc wrote:
Dear all,

Please rerad:

This sentence is not correct and natural.
=This sentence is neither correct nor natural.

Now, for the sentence:
This sentence is not correct, common and natural. (1)

Can I re-write:

This sentence is neither correct, common nor natural.

If not, how to re_write (1)?

Quoc

Hi, Quoc! You may use neither...nor with two singular nouns. So this sentence
This sentence is neither correct, common nor natural. is incorrect
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Adj Tue Sep 19, 2006 19:19 pm  Adj		  
tung quoc wrote:
This sentence is not correct and natural. CORRECTION: This sentence is not correct or natural.
=This sentence is neither correct nor natural. OK

Now, for the sentence:
This sentence is not correct, common and natural. (1)
This sentence is not correct, common or natural. (1)

Can I re-write:

This sentence is neither correct, common nor natural.
No, as Pamela mentioned, the word "neither" is used when there are exactly two things.

If not, how to re_write (1)?
This sentence is not correct, common or natural. (1)

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