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Neither Kelly nor Larry are planning to attend the conference in November vs Neither Kelly or Larry are planning to attend the conference in November

The correct phrase is 'neither Kelly nor Larry are planning to attend the conference in November.' The use of 'nor' is necessary to connect the two negative elements correctly. 'Neither...nor' is a common structure in English to express the negative of two items or people.

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Neither Kelly nor Larry are planning to attend the conference in November

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express that both Kelly and Larry are not planning to attend the conference in November. 'Nor' is used to connect the two negative elements.

Examples:

  • Neither Kelly nor Larry are interested in the project.
  • Neither the cat nor the dog wanted to go outside.
  • Neither John nor Mary will be attending the party.
  • Neither the blue pen nor the black pen is working.
  • Neither the teacher nor the students were happy with the test results.

Neither Kelly or Larry are planning to attend the conference in November

This phrase is incorrect. 'Nor' should be used instead of 'or' to maintain the correct negative structure.

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