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Odessa Dawn

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1- I’m neither rich nor do I at a higher pay grade nor do I have (personal relationships/good connections?) nor am I successful nor am I educated but I’m good at suffering.

2- I’m neither rich, nor do I at a higher pay grade, nor do I have (personal relationships/good connections?), nor am I successful, nor am I educated, but I’m good at suffering.

3- I’m neither rich, at a higher pay grade/higher in rank, have (personal relationships/good connections?), successful, nor educated, but I’m good at suffering.

4- I’m neither rich, at a higher pay grade/higher in rank, have (personal relationships/good connections?), successful, nor educated. But I’m good at suffering.



I really need some help with those sentences. Would you help?
 

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What sort of help do you want? Where did you find them? Did you write them yourself?
 

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Which one is grammatical and natural, please? Yes, I wrote them myself.
 

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None of them are natural. Try breaking them up into several sentences.
 

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I’m neither rich, nor at a higher pay grade/higher in rank. I’m not successful, nor educated. But I’m good at suffering.

I’m neither rich, at a higher pay grade/higher in rank, nor successful. I’m not highly educated/well qualified. But I’m good at suffering.

Please check.
 

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I’m neither rich (no comma) nor [STRIKE]at a higher pay grade/[/STRIKE]higher in rank. I’m not successful[STRIKE], nor[/STRIKE]​ (no comma) or educated. But I’m good at suffering.

I’m neither rich, [STRIKE]at a higher pay grade/[/STRIKE]higher in rank, nor successful. I’m not highly educated/well qualified. But I’m good at suffering.
See above. Use nor only in a phrase that begins with neither (though there are some exceptions).
 
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