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#16 (permalink) Sun Apr 25, 2010 17:37 pm neither/nor + inversion?

Vod0o wrote:

He neither phoned me, nor wrote to me.

That sentence would be more elegant if you did not repeat 'me':

- He neither phoned nor wrote me.
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#17 (permalink) Sun Apr 25, 2010 21:43 pm neither/nor + inversion?

That sounds typically American to me! :D I would either have to add a 'to' after the word 'wrote': "He neither phoned nor wrote to me." or (for preference) leave out the other 'me': "He neither phoned me, nor wrote." _________________ Cheers m' dears!

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#18 (permalink) Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:08 am neither/nor + inversion?

Beeesneees wrote:

That sounds typically American to me! :D

Gasp!!!! Surely you aren't suggesting that there are any differences between BE and AmE. Haven't you heard that suggesting such a thing amounts to blasphemy on this site? lol

Seriously, though, your options are also fine to my American ear, Beeesneees.
Ultimately, what it boiled down to for me was one 'me' too many in that particular sentence. :-)

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