My friend was reading the book "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green and she found what seems to be a grammar mistake. The following sentence is found in the author's note:
Neither novels or their readers benefit from attempts to divine whether any facts hide inside a story.
Isn't it grammatically correct to say "nor" instead of "or"?
Best Answer
It is generally accepted (or at least suggested) that neither should be paired with nor and either with or.
A thorough discussion of this can be found here. After looking at various sources, the author of the post concludes with
Note well, however, that there seems to be a bit of disagreement on whether or not neither...or is acceptable in some cases. The above post quotes Merriam-Webster as stating: