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O... o... and ni... ni...
My exercise book says the following:
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My question is about the use of the word "always", as in "always used in pairs". Really? Because I could swear that I've seen o... used NOT in a pair. And a few pages later, they have sentences like "¿Tenemos que encontrar a Peter o a Sandra?". So, I suppose that o... is not absolutely always used in pairs. What about "ni"? Thanks!!
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I wonder if the "always used in pairs" is talking about when someone wants to express "either...or..." and "neither...nor..." with these conjunctions. Sin embargo, ni o ni ni se usan de dos en dos todo el tiempo, tal como lo has visto. Por ejemplo, "¡Ni hablar!" se usa para decir "No way!" y "Ni idea." para decir "I have no clue/I haven't the foggiest notion".
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They were talking about "either...or" and "neither...nor" constructs. That's when you use the two conjunctions in pairs. The translation into English of "o ... o ..." will be "either ... or ...." The translation of "ni ... ni ..." will be "neither ... nor ..." in English.
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Thanks for clearing that up, Rusty!
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Yes, thanks, Rusty. I was hoping that's what they meant. I wish they had given that restriction.
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