I neither said yes...

[thehammer]

Is there any difference?

1- Someone asked me If I was jobless. I did not say yes or no. I just avoided it.

2- Someone asked me If I was jobless. I said neither yes or nor no. I just avoided it.

 

[Barque]

Both are possible but in speech, "didn't" is more natural than "did not".

In example 2 you've got an unnecessary "or".

You need to put "yes" and "no" in quotes as they're words you're referring to, not using. I think we've mentioned this before.

You need "I just avoided the question", not "I just avoided it".

"Jobless" is very specifically Indian English. The usual word/term is "unemployed" or "out of work".

 

[Tarheel]

I wouldn't say I "avoided" the question. I would say I "ignored" the question.

 

[5jj]

"Jobless" is very specifically Indian English.

I don't agree.

 

[probus]

Certainly "jobless" is very commonly used here in Canada.

 

[jutfrank]

And here in Britain, too.

 

[teechar]

In example 2 you've got an unnecessary "or".

It's not unnecessary; it's wrong! It should not be there.

 

[Skrej]

"Jobless" is very specifically Indian English. The usual word/term is "unemployed" or "out of work".

I don't agree. It's widely used in AmE as well.

Here are just a few examples of the term in fairly recent US news media:

CNBC - jobless claims report
FOX - jobless report
Washington Examiner
Bloomberg

Plus, here's another example from Reuters, which I believe is UK based, although this may have come from their Washington field desk.

 

[probus]

Reuters was founded by a German in London in 1851. Today it operates world-wide but is headquartered in Canada. It is part of Thomson-Reuters, a public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.