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"nor" usage. Is it okay to say...
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
"I don't think you're wrong nor I'm trying to tell you what to do"
Thanks in advance.
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Re: "nor" usage. Is it okay to say...

Originally Posted by
Andrew.
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
"I don't think you're wrong nor I'm trying to tell you what to do"
No, it isn't. You need to say something like, "I don't think you're wrong, and I'm not trying to tell you what to do"
Last edited by 5jj; 26-Aug-2012 at 15:45.
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Re: "nor" usage. Is it okay to say...
How about "Neither I think you're wrong not I'm trying to tell you what to do"?
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Re: "nor" usage. Is it okay to say...

Originally Posted by
Andrew.
How about "Neither I think you're wrong not I'm trying to tell you what to do"?
No. You need to say something like, "I don't think you're wrong, and I'm not trying to tell you what to do".
Alternatively, if you insist, you could try, "Neither do I think you are wrong, nor am I telling you what to do".
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Re: "nor" usage. Is it okay to say...

Originally Posted by
Andrew.
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
"I don't think you're wrong nor I'm trying to tell you what to do"
***** NOT A TEACHER *****
I believe that your sentence is grammatically correct if you change the order of some words:
"I do not think that you are wrong, nor am I trying to tell you what to do."
Here is a somewhat similar sentence from A Grammar of Present-Day English by Pence & Emery:
"I have no inclination for such an undertaking, nor do I have the time."
And here is another example (I forget the source):
"Dumas did not disagree, nor did he seem at all bothered."
Sincerely yours,
James
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Re: "nor" usage. Is it okay to say...
That's really helpful. Thanks a lot for your answers.
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