Hello,
I wonder if the following sentence I wrote makes sense.
I above all wonder if the use of "neither.....nor" is correct.
Yet, it has been two months since this man has been going to the club but he did not feel neither enough ill at ease to play against an experimented player, nor enough patient to play slowly with a novice.
Thank you for your help !!!
2006-12-02 23:57:45 · 12 answers · asked by lili 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
This is how I would have phrased it:
Although this man had been going to the club for two months, he did not feel comfortable playing with an experienced (not sure what you mean by "experimented"??) player, nor was he patient enough to play slowly with a novice.
You have switched from present tense (this man has been) to past (he did not feel) and you cannot use double negatives like "did not feel neither". Hope this helps.
2006-12-03 00:08:42 · answer #1 · answered by f0xymoron 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Surely it should be
Yet it has been two months since this man HAD been going to the club but he felt neither enough at ease to play against an EXPERIENCED player nor patient enough to play with a novice.
(Btw, how could people have said the original sounded fine? If you aren't a native speaker it might be best just not to answer).
2006-12-03 11:35:11 · answer #2 · answered by totallyfree2rhyme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not quite sure what you meant to say, Had he been going to the club for 2 months or was it 2 months since he was there, but try this,
, it had been two months since this man started going to the club yet he still had neither sufficient confidence to play against an experienced player, nor the patience to play slowly with a novice.
Either - Or, Neither - Nor, best used sparingly, dont remember Shakespeare using them too much
2006-12-03 08:22:56 · answer #3 · answered by "Call me Dave" 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it sounds better this way:
Yet, it has been two months since this man has been going to the club (but-not needed) he did not feel neither enough ill at ease to play against an experimented (experienced?) player, nor enough patient to play slowly with a novice
"neither...nor" makes sense
2006-12-03 08:05:06 · answer #4 · answered by wwwtoha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's what I think...
"Although it has been two months since this man has been going to the club, he did not feel at ease playing against an experienced player, nor patient enough to play slowly with a novice."
2006-12-03 08:11:06 · answer #5 · answered by enticingmind 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it had been two months since this man started going to the club, yet he still didn't feel at ease playing against an experienced player, nor was he patient enough to play slowly with a novice.
2006-12-03 14:01:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try.....'Yet it had been two months since this man had gone to the club, unsure of his feelings, unable to decide whether to take on the experimented player or play slowly with a novice.'
2006-12-03 08:11:05 · answer #7 · answered by Bluefurball 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
remove the words, neither enough ill
2006-12-03 08:03:12 · answer #8 · answered by John B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neither enough ill, should be removed from this sentence.
2006-12-03 08:06:35 · answer #9 · answered by stone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really nice polite question.Your sentences are spot on.
2006-12-03 12:53:14 · answer #10 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋