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Either goes with or
Neither goes with nor
Either/or are positive words. Neither/nor are negative words
Examples: In a restaurant the waiter says, "For dessert, you have
a choice of either apple pie or chocolate cake.
The customer says, "I see on the menu that you also
have cheese cake and rice pudding.
The waiter says, "I'm sorry we have neither cheese cake
nor rice pudding today.
Neither/nor is often substituted with a negative verb followed by either/or
Example: The waiter says, " I'm sorry we don't have either cheese cake or rice pudding
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