Expression: let down

[Haihao]

Hi,

Could you please shed some light on the following passage?

[Diverhank]

Strange use of "let down" here...I agree with you it simply means descended...the author also didn't follow the "not/nor" pair rule. This rule is not strictly followed by most people in real life though.

[Mister Micawber]

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1-- Yes
2-- Not a silly question, but I don't think so. You can probably find some with assiduous googling, but it sounds off to me. Either/or and neither/nor are pairs of correlative conjunctions, but not/nor is not. Not (A or B). Neither (A) nor (B).
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[Alan]

Hi Haihao,

Just another thought on the not ..nor pair. I would say this is an acceptable use in conversation where the 'not' is forgotten by the time you come to 'nor' and are not concerned about the fact that 'neither' hasn't been used - if you follow me. Have a look at this:

I have not ever been there in my life - nor come to think of it have I the intention to go there!

Alan
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[Haihao]

Thank you all so very much! Now I have a feeling that the whole picture for the 'nor' usage has let down on me. :)