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0 No, I'm afraid neither is correct. I'd suggest:02br
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01i00Neither Mary nor John likes durians.02i0-

0 Neither Mary nor John like Durians02br
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00as an aside, surely nobody likes Durians 050010id1

0Both Mary and John do not like durians.02br
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00The only problem I have with this sentence is that it bothers my ears.02br
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00To my personal knowledge, the sentence is correct grammatically.0-

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01cite10Conchita5712cite10No, I'm afraid neither is correct. I'd suggest:12br
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11i10Neither Mary nor John likes durians.12i12br
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10No, I'm afraid neither is correct. I'd suggest:02br
01b00It was a typo. I typed 'or' instead of 'nor'.02b

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01cite10Charlie_boy12cite10Neither Mary nor John like Durians12br
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10as an aside, surely nobody likes Durians 15012br
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11b00as an aside, surely nobody likes Durians 02b02br
01i00Many Singaporeans like durians.02i010id1

0 Avoid sentences in which the subject is all inclusive (all, every, each, both) and the verb has a negation. Negate the subject instead, or rephrase to remove the negation.02br
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01i00?All the students are not here.02br
00 None of the students is here.02br
00 All the students are absent.02br
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00 ?Both June and J

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01cite10CalifJim12cite10Avoid sentences in which the subject is all inclusive (all, every, each, both) and the verb has a negation. Negate the subject instead, or rephrase to remove the negation.12br
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11i10?All the students are not here.12br
10None of the students is here.12br
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00What about "Not all snakes are poisonous"? Is it more acceptable than "All snakes are not poisonous"?12blockquote

10Yes. The less acceptable form could suggest that no snake is poisonous. (In this case we know from our knowledge of the real world that this is not so, but that's not always the situation.)02br
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