anyway, this query is about the ise of " either... or " and " neither... nor" in combination. Well, although many distinguished my preference is for " neither...nor ". The latest Fowler's Modern English Usage agrees; the older edition of Fowler goes further, saying " or is always wrong."
This seems to be logical; or offers a choice, but nor put everything into the same pot, Either of these alternatives would be acceptable:neither of those would, So, either this or the but " neither this nor that" .
Ms Julue Feferville, obviously a sports fan is bothered by the subject-verb agreement, or lack of it, in newspaper headlines, and send two clippings to illustrate what she means: " Magpies pip Reds, Gunners for second " and Knicks kicks door open with tight defence"
Sports fans will recognise the first as being about football (or soccer ) and the second about basketball. Knickerbocker is a nickname ( accidental pun ) for a New Yorker, so the Knicks are a New Yorker team. But th point is that verb agreement differs in thes two headlines.
The first report uses the British form, treating the noun, Magpies, as plural and having the verb, pop agree, Americans, however, do not do it that way, Knocks is a team and t team is singular, therefore, the verb must also be singular, " kicks