Using "nor" at the end of a list begun with "no"

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Which is correct?

"The book has no marks, tears, wrinkles or writing."

"The book has no marks, tears, wrinkles nor writing."

(I understand the use of neither/nor and either/or.) In this case, I thought the first sentence "no/or" was correct, but was told that "no/nor" was the correct usage. Can you help?

Duplicate of http://english.stackexchange.com/a/106796, http://english.stackexchange.com/q/53728, http://english.stackexchange.com/q/3623, http://english.stackexchange.com/q/30075, http://english.stackexchange.com/q/73219, amongst others many and varied. — tchrist, Mar 28 '14 at 12:57

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 28 '14 at 12:33

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Unless I have gotten it wrong, "The book has no marks, tears, wrinkles or writing." is right, for you have written, already, a negative conjunction; 'no'.

answered Mar 28 '14 at 12:33

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You can also use nor after a negated series. It is not reserved for only two alternatives. – tchrist Mar 28 '14 at 12:47

Using "nor" at the end of a list begun with "no"

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