I was taught that in negative sentences without "neither," "or" is used not "nor." How far is this true?
***** NOT A TEACHER *****
Good afternoon, Rosamond.
(1) I have found two references that may help you.
(a) Mr. Michael Swan's PRACTICAL EMGLISH USAGE says:
(i) "nor" CAN follow "not." It's more emphatic than a simple "not":
(a) She didn't phone that day, NOR the next day.
(b) Our main need is not food, NOR money. It's education.
(b) Pence & Emery's A GRAMMAR OF PRESENT-DAY ENGLISH gives these two sentences for you to study:
(i) NO man OR woman would think of such a thing.
(ii) I have NO inclination (wish) for such an undertaking (job), NOR the time.
(a) You use "nor" because you have two different things that you can do:
I have no INCLINATION for the undertaking, nor do I have the TIME.
Have a nice day!