neither/either...nor/or

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嘟嘟嘟嘟

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Neither/either he nor/or I am/is/are right.

About the above sentenc, which of the underlined part is right for it? Or all of them are right?
 

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I'd say

'Either he's right or I am.'

He's not right and neither am I'.
 

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嘟嘟嘟嘟;1599815 said:
Neither/either he nor/or I am/is/are right.

[STRIKE]About[/STRIKE] In the above sentence, which of the underlined [STRIKE]part[/STRIKE] words is right, [STRIKE]for it?[/STRIKE] or are all of them [STRIKE]are[/STRIKE] right?

Note my corrections above.

Like Rover, I'd say "Either he's/she's right or I am". To use "neither", I'd say "Neither of us is right".
 

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But there exist the phrases like "neither/either... nor/or..." in English. In what situation do you use them?
 

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Americans (except for me) have largely abandoned nor. They nearly always use or with neither.
 
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