My mother emailed me last week to ask if she was using the word “nor” correctly, which brings us to today’s post: the use of either or and neither nor.
The most common singular indefinite pronouns areanother,anybody/anyone,anything,each,either,enough,everybody/everyone,everything,less,little,much,neither,nobody / no one,nothing,one,other,somebody/someone,something, andyou. Here are some examples of singular indefinite pronouns in sentences: Is therea...
neither’s nobody’s no one’s one’s other’s others’ somebody’s someone’s Indefinite pronouns that do not use possessive apostrophes all any anything everything few many most much none nothing several some something such When not to use possessive apostrophes Buildings and furniture Usually...
Spellcheck is great, so is Grammarly. Unfortunately, neither is perfect. They’re limited to the data within their own databases. While these programs are an excellent tool for an initial read-through, make sure you do your own close review to ensure the software didn’t miss something ...
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(9) a. A boy is kissed by the father. b. A boy is kissed. Now, the lexical item that distinguishes one situation from the other is not the agent but the verb. Both (9-a) and (9-b) are true in (8-a), and neither is true in the (8-b) situation. From thi...
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Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”Luke 14:34-35Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned? / It is fit neither for the soil nor for...
Here is how Epictetus puts it (from the excellent Oxford Classics translation by Robin Hard): “There are three areas of study in which someone who wants to be virtuous and good must be trained: that which relates to desires and aversions, so that he may neither fail to get what he ...