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by Cord Phaeton
Sun May 22, 2005 9:28 am
Forum: Grammar
Topic: "Nor" or "Or"?
Replies: 8
Views: 21383

Thanks, Apo. I like your neat inclusion of "neither" in your first example for #1. It is very clear now with the "neither" and "nor." I'm going to go with that. (The "either," by the way, I tagged on at the end because Frank and Jean had just tried, in another...
by Cord Phaeton
Sat May 21, 2005 11:16 pm
Forum: Grammar
Topic: "Nor" or "Or"?
Replies: 8
Views: 21383

Thanks, Apoclima. So I guess all my nor's should be or's, to avoid the double negative. Except perhaps the one in #2, which is preceded by a "neither."

Much obliged.
by Cord Phaeton
Sat May 21, 2005 9:36 pm
Forum: Grammar
Topic: "Nor" or "Or"?
Replies: 8
Views: 21383

Thanks, Tim, for your reply.

Yes, # 1 does feel better with "or" (and I think the prepositional phrase would make sense in context).

#2 I had a feeling was correct, so I'm glad to have it confirmed.

#3, the character's grammer is supposed to be correct.

Cheers...
by Cord Phaeton
Sat May 21, 2005 6:33 pm
Forum: Grammar
Topic: "Nor" or "Or"?
Replies: 8
Views: 21383

Thank you, Brazilian Dude. A very fascinating reply.

CP
by Cord Phaeton
Sat May 21, 2005 12:42 pm
Forum: Grammar
Topic: "Nor" or "Or"?
Replies: 8
Views: 21383

"Nor" or "Or"?

Hi All, Here are three lines from a screenplay that I'm writing (two of screen direction and one of dialogue). 1) This window won’t budge nor break from the chair either. 2) Now the corridor door won’t open, and neither as it happens will the communicating door to the next-door room, nor the transom...
by Cord Phaeton
Tue May 10, 2005 8:48 pm
Forum: Res Diversae
Topic: What's wrong with "Suddenly"?
Replies: 30
Views: 61780

Thanks uncronopio!

I found three suddenly's in that chapter.

Which made me feel a lot better.

Leonard must just have Hemmingway on the brain or something.
by Cord Phaeton
Tue May 10, 2005 1:25 pm
Forum: Res Diversae
Topic: What's wrong with "Suddenly"?
Replies: 30
Views: 61780

Which obviously didn't work. Hmmm.
by Cord Phaeton
Tue May 10, 2005 1:23 pm
Forum: Res Diversae
Topic: What's wrong with "Suddenly"?
Replies: 30
Views: 61780

Thanks, Katy.

For the info, and for the idea to post my own picture of my "daddy."
by Cord Phaeton
Tue May 10, 2005 9:28 am
Forum: Res Diversae
Topic: What's wrong with "Suddenly"?
Replies: 30
Views: 61780

What's wrong with "Suddenly"?

In Elmore Leonard's recent NY Times article on writing, he gives his 10 rules for writers, condensed here: 1. Never open a book with weather. 2. Avoid prologues. 3. Never use a verb other than ''said'' to carry dialogue. 4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb ''said'' . . . 5. Keep your exclamati...

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