neither for nor?

[moonlike]

Hi
I came across a sentence in my book 'The speaker is neither for nor against genetic engineering.' Could you please help me get the underlined part. Why neither for nor?

Thanks a lot.

 

[5jj]

The speaker is neither in favour of nor opposed to genetic engineering.

 

[Raymott]

Hi
I came across a sentence in my book 'The speaker is neither for nor against genetic engineering.' Could you please help me get the underlined part. Why neither for nor?

Thanks a lot.

The speaker is neither for (pro, in favour of) genetic engineering nor against genetic engineering.

 

[moonlike]

Yeah. Oh my goodness! That was 'for' which means being an advocate of. I was busy thinking what new structure it might be neither for nor!;-):-D

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