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Michael Azarenkoспросил перевод 6 лет назад
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How can I use "neither ... nor" when I have more than 2 objects?

He knows neither me nor you nor her nor them

He knows neither me nor you, neither her nor them

He knows neither me, you, her, nor them

The same thing for "Either ... or". All texbooks tell only about 2 things, not more...:(

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    He knows neither me, (nor) you, (nor) her, nor them.

    You can call either me, (or) my brother, or George if there's a problem.

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Michael Azarenkoдобавил комментарий 6 лет назад

So, I can use "either ... or" and "neither ... nor" with more than 2 objects and I have two choices: 1) duplicating "or/nor" before every object 2) duplicating only before the last one

1) He knows neither me, nor you, nor her, nor them

2) He knows neither me, you, her, nor them

3) You can call either me, or my brother, or Geroge.

4) You can call either me, my brother or George

They all are correct?

⁌ ULY ⁍добавил комментарий 6 лет назад

Correct!

Michael Azarenkoдобавил комментарий 6 лет назад

What about "both ... and"? Can I say

1) I called both Jerry and Larry, and Martin, and Walter

or

2) I called both Jerry, Larry, Martin and Walter

?

⁌ ULY ⁍добавил комментарий 6 лет назад

That doesn’t work because BOTH implies two people.

Michael Azarenkoдобавил комментарий 6 лет назад

What to do then? Only with commas?

Michael Azarenkoдобавил комментарий 6 лет назад

I called Jerry, Larry, Martin and Walter

Only so, no other way?

⁌ ULY ⁍добавил комментарий 6 лет назад

Yep, that’s the only way.

⁌ ULY ⁍добавил комментарий 6 лет назад

Or you can put AND in front of everyone.

Michael Azarenkoдобавил комментарий 6 лет назад

In front of everyone?

I called and Jerry, and Larry, and Walter and Martin

Is it English? :D

⁌ ULY ⁍добавил комментарий 6 лет назад

I called Jerry and Larry and Walter and Martin.

⁌ ULY ⁍добавил комментарий 6 лет назад

[no commas]

Michael Azarenkoдобавил комментарий 6 лет назад

It would sound alright?

⁌ ULY ⁍добавил комментарий 6 лет назад

I wouldn’t give it to you if it wasn’t going to sound alright))

Michael Azarenkoдобавил комментарий 6 лет назад

Logically))

Then what is the difference between

1) I called Jerry and Larry

2) I called both Jerry and Larry

⁌ ULY ⁍добавил комментарий 6 лет назад

The word BOTH - otherwise the meaning is exactly the same

Michael Azarenkoдобавил комментарий 6 лет назад

Okat, understood, thanks!
By the way, why did you write

"I wouldn’t give it to you if it wasn’t going to sound alright))"

Why not "if it weren't"? As far as I know conditional sentences include "were" for any pronoun

⁌ ULY ⁍добавил комментарий 6 лет назад

You can use WEREN’T or WASN’T - the latter sounds more “normal

Michael Azarenkoдобавил комментарий 6 лет назад

More normal? But how does "weren't sound"? Informal?

⁌ ULY ⁍добавил комментарий 6 лет назад

No, more formal

Michael Azarenkoдобавил комментарий 6 лет назад

Oh, interesting. You are going to be my English Guru=)

⁌ ULY ⁍добавил комментарий 6 лет назад

Cool!

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