Is this sentence: "Helen didn’t get hurt, and nor did Jack." correct?

Specifically 'and nor' is strange to me. Are we allowed to use this sentence structure- it has 2 conjunctions paired... but it didn't come up on Word 2010 when I typed it in. Or is my overkill reflex at work grammatically for no reason?

2010-12-13T22:09:49Z

my gut says it is wrong; I am looking for evidence that it is; my searches haven't come up with anything yet to prove it's wrongness... thus I am starting to come to the conclusion that it SHOULD be wrong but no rule exists to prove its wrongness. It is the enron of questions.

disdrawkcab2010-12-13T21:55:13Z

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You can drop the "and" if you keep the "nor".
A better alternative would be to structure it differently:
Neither Helen nor Jack were hurt.

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Moriarty2010-12-14T06:06:00Z

No, you're wrong.

Here are some alternatives...

Neither Helen nor jack were hurt.

Helen didn't get hurt, and neither did Jack.

Helen didn't get hurt, nor did Jack.

Jack and Helen were not hurt.

Helen did not get hurt, on the other hand, neither did Jack.

Those are just a few. Remember, if you are writing a paper for college, do not use shorter versions of words. Example: Don't / Do not. You'll get a worse grade.

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?2010-12-14T05:57:57Z

Helen didn't get hurt, and neither did Jack. OR Helen didn't get hurt; neither did Jack. OR Helen didn't get hurt, nor did Jack. "And nor" may be some regional colloquialism but not standard English.

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Marcus Driskill2010-12-14T05:57:39Z

there are two ways to fix this


Neither Helen, nor Jack were hurt.

Helen didnt get hurt, and neither did Jack.

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Gretchen S2010-12-14T05:55:46Z

No--"nor" means "and not." Helen didn't get get hurt nor did Jack.

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