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real meaning of neat | In vs. At (In the beginning vs At the beginning)
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Phrase: Neither... not as old... #1 (permalink) Sun May 09, 2010 23:31 pm   Phrase: Neither... not as old...		  
Please correct

1....Neither John or James were present

2....She is not as old as me

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Phrase: Neither... not as old... #2 (permalink) Mon May 10, 2010 6:29 am   Phrase: Neither... not as old...		  
Why the new thread?
correction of sentence

Both your sentences need full stops. The first needs 'nor'... as you have already been told.
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Neither...not as old...Please correct #3 (permalink) Mon May 10, 2010 6:38 am   Neither...not as old...Please correct		  
Ganesh wrote:
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1....Neither John or James were present

2....She is not as old as me
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Hi BN,

1. Neither John nor James were present. - Clear!
2. Could I say .... She is not so old as me. as well? Is it correct?

Thank you.
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Phrase: Neither... not as old... #4 (permalink) Mon May 10, 2010 21:07 pm   Phrase: Neither... not as old...		  
Ys, JLTS, it is.
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Phrase: Neither... not as old... #5 (permalink) Tue May 11, 2010 0:33 am   Phrase: Neither... not as old...		  
Thank you, BN
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