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22 Jul 2016
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A: The laser is no nifty portable.
B: The laser is no nifty or portable.
which one is more natural? Does this sound natural?
A: The laser is no nifty portable.
B: The laser is no nifty or portable.
which one is more natural? Does this sound natural?
B: The laser is no nifty or portable.
which one is more natural? Does this sound natural?
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Unnatural
in addition to that, use 'nor' instead of 'or'
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@kassidy1998 @lie_rui_fu I quote this from my book. you can search the sentence online: The laser is no nifty portable: it's a monster that takes up a whole room.
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Unnatural
Oh! I think I understand now. "Portable" is being used as a noun in this sentence and not as an adjective. So yes, the original sentence you posted is correct. Sorry for the confusion :)
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Unnatural
Then it is just one of the literature style, it is meant to be written that way, but not in speech~
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@kassidy1998 if portable refers to a noun, it's easy to understand. thank you.
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@lie_rui_fu yes, I'm doing IELTS reading.
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