Timeline for Differences between "Neither...nor" and "None of..." and "subject + do not, will not...etc"?
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| Aug 1, 2021 at 5:47 | vote | accept | VinceL | ||
| Jul 30, 2021 at 11:20 | comment | added | Astralbee | @vincentlin I'll try and explain it better. So, an alternative means you have one or the other. A common example is "your parent or guardian", which suggests that a child would have either a parent or some other kind of guardian that is not a parent but acts like one. A child wouldn't have a parent and a guardian, because if you have a parent that acts for you, you don't need a guardian. When you omit "neither", it sounds like you're presenting alternatives, but what you actually mean is you could ask both the government and tech companies and they would both refuse to invest. | |
| Jul 30, 2021 at 11:15 | history | edited | Astralbee | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 30, 2021 at 10:06 | comment | added | VinceL | I found one example online: "But you must make sure your application forms are sent in. Your employer or the government will not apply for you." It seems that it means "Neither your employer nor the government will apply for you." So the meaning changes according the context? | |
| Jul 30, 2021 at 10:00 | comment | added | VinceL | Thanks for your answer. I am not sure about the meaning of your comment about Example 4 "alternative terms for the same thing." Does Example 4 have the same meaning as Example 3? | |
| Jul 30, 2021 at 8:28 | history | answered | Astralbee | CC BY-SA 4.0 |