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ostap77

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1)"I have fallen in love neither with someone on the job nor with my classmate." Correct?

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2)"I've never fallen in love neither with someone on the job nor with my classmate."Wrong?

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3)"I haven't fallen in love neither with someone on the job nor with my classmate." Wrong?
 

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I prefer 2).
 

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The first is correct, but sounds a little stilted.

I think I'd go for:

I've fallen in love with neither a classmate nor a colleague.
I've never fallen in love with a colleague, either at work or at school.
I've never fallen in love with a classmate or with a work colleague.
 
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