Neither Ken nor I want to play chess and badminton. vs Neither Ken nor I want to play chess or badminton.

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. The first phrase, 'neither ken nor I want to play chess and badminton,' implies that neither of you wants to play both chess and badminton. The second phrase, 'neither ken nor I want to play chess or badminton,' suggests that neither of you wants to play either chess or badminton.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 937 views

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"Neither Ken nor I want to play chess and badminton."

This phrase is used to express that neither you nor Ken want to play both chess and badminton.

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No, I want to play chess again.
I don't want to play chess. It's like joining the math club.
Look, all I want to do is... is go back to school and... and to play chess with an actual human being, and... I don't know... maybe talk to someone my own age.
I've got a little boy with cerebral palsy who wants to play chess with Noel Edmonds.
Dad taught him to play chess today.
Mr President, Commissioner Mandelson, like a British gentleman, wishes to play chess; it is just that his opponent, the Chinese partner, really wants to play another game altogether with totally different rules.
[Gasps] You want to play chess, Scott?
I want to play volleyball Ansoftball and soccer.
I've been waiting to play chess with the good padre.
I built the turk, but dmitri taught it to play chess.
He used to play chess all day long.
You could teach me how to play chess.
Josh doesn't know how to play chess.
It's boring to play chess alone.
About who to play chess with.
I will teach you to play chess.
And someone to play chess with.
Uncle Michael keeps trying to teach me how to play chess.
And he still goes there every Wednesday to play chess with Doc Morris.
To the park to play chess.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"Neither Ken nor I want to play chess or badminton."

This phrase is used to express that neither you nor Ken want to play either chess or badminton.

Show examples from the web [+]

No, I want to play chess again.
I don't want to play chess. It's like joining the math club.
Look, all I want to do is... is go back to school and... and to play chess with an actual human being, and... I don't know... maybe talk to someone my own age.
I've got a little boy with cerebral palsy who wants to play chess with Noel Edmonds.
Dad taught him to play chess today.
Mr President, Commissioner Mandelson, like a British gentleman, wishes to play chess; it is just that his opponent, the Chinese partner, really wants to play another game altogether with totally different rules.
[Gasps] You want to play chess, Scott?
I want to play volleyball Ansoftball and soccer.
I've been waiting to play chess with the good padre.
I built the turk, but dmitri taught it to play chess.
He used to play chess all day long.
You could teach me how to play chess.
Josh doesn't know how to play chess.
It's boring to play chess alone.
About who to play chess with.
I will teach you to play chess.
And someone to play chess with.
Uncle Michael keeps trying to teach me how to play chess.
And he still goes there every Wednesday to play chess with Doc Morris.
To the park to play chess.

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Neither Ken nor I want to play chess and badminton. vs Neither Ken nor I want to play chess or badminton.

"Neither Ken nor I want to play chess and badminton."

"Neither Ken nor I want to play chess or badminton."

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