"Nor" without a first negative idea
I know that "Nor" is a conjunction, that adds an additional negative idea to a one stated before. But in the following article, "Nor" is the first word in the paragraph and I couldn't find the first negative idea in the paragraph before.
Nor is Foster alone in his display of conspicuous consumption...
http://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/30/books/conspicuous-consumption.html
May anyone explain?
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Nor can be used to start a sentence IF it is a continuation of a previous NEGATIVE sentence, although I'm sure some people would argue it's incorrect. Here's a simple example:
After watching a horror movie, I didn't feel like going to a restaurant. Nor did I feel like sitting in a dark café.
I hope it helps you!
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In the previous paragraph, many points are made showing that Foster displays "conspicuous consumption". In the paragraph of the sentence in question, a series of other luxury items are mentioned as belonging to other characters. There is no negative before nor after, so the sentence simply means: Foster isn't alone in his display of conspicuous consumption. So, "nor" is only negating the sentence.
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