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Neither ... nor #1 (permalink) Fri May 14, 2010 7:13 am   Neither ... nor		  
Hi,
We must use the singular or plural verb after "neither ... nor"?
Thanks,
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Neither ... nor #2 (permalink) Fri May 14, 2010 7:52 am   Neither ... nor		  
I presume that you mean with singular subjects. In that case, the singular is formally correct, but the plural is also in informal use.
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Neither ... nor #3 (permalink) Fri May 14, 2010 8:00 am   Neither ... nor		  
What about the sentence Neither he nor I.......mister?
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Neither ... nor #4 (permalink) Fri May 14, 2010 13:29 pm   Neither ... nor		  
Blue_Snow wrote:
What about the sentence Neither he nor I.......mister?


Neither he nor I want to deal with this.
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Neither ... nor #5 (permalink) Fri May 14, 2010 18:11 pm   Neither ... nor		  
Thank you. So, the verb form depends on the latter noun right?
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Neither ... nor #6 (permalink) Fri May 14, 2010 21:29 pm   Neither ... nor		  
Blue_Snow wrote:
Thank you. So, the verb form depends on the latter noun right?


Yes.
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