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Hi, there
Could you help me with one question? Should i use OR or NOR in these sentences?
"Twisting the facts and cherry-picking won't change the future nor the facts." or "Twisting the facts and cherry-picking won't change the future or the facts"?
"Saying this to me won't change me nor the way i see things" or "Saying this to me won't change me or the way I see things."
"I don't eat banana, nor apples." "I don't eat banana or apples."
"Fighting won't help you, nor anyone" Fighting won't help you or anyone."
Thank you for all!!
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A “nor” usually follows a “neither” when they're used in the same sentence. For example, you might say, “I like neither cats nor dogs.” You may also use “nor” if you're talking about more than two items, but you must repeat “nor” after each element. "Nor" should never be used without "neither".
In other words "neither/ nor" are friends and "either/or" are friends.
Hope this helps.
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I agree with Julia. The "hard and fast" rule for when you should use "nor" instead of "or" is "does the word 'neither' appear?" If there's no "neither," then 99% of the time, "or" is the better option (I'm sure there are situations where "nor" is used without "neither," but I cannot think of one at this moment).
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