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What is the difference between “none of …” and “neither of”?

Would it be correct to say neither of which? For example,

The essay contains many well-known facts and some theories based on years of research, neither of which would be grounds for copyright.

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    ...I assume you're asking whether you can validly use neither to simultaneously rule out more than two factors ("many facts", *plus* "some theories", obviously adds up to a lot more than two things being excluded). But I would also add that "grounds for copyright" seems a bit "loose" to me. Do you mean the article doesn't infringe any existing copyrights, or that it can't be copyrighted itself? – FumbleFingers Dec 08 '12 at 21:51
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    You're linking and denying two Noun Phrases, so neither does the job. However, in print, you have to indicate the intonation that divides the NPs; I'd suggest a comma after facts and a period after research. The new sentence can start Neither of which or Neither of these, as you please. – John Lawler Dec 08 '12 at 22:46
  • @John Lawler: How do OP's "two noun phrases" differ from, for example, "There were several American men and a few Canadian women at the party, neither of which* actually spoke to me"? I can see things getting a little "easier on the ear" if you start a new sentence with "Neither of these...", but to avoid it grating at all I'd want to hear something more like "Neither of these groups of people..."* – FumbleFingers Dec 08 '12 at 23:08
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    I would too. But one can't correct everything in a comment. – John Lawler Dec 08 '12 at 23:37
  • This is the usual and accepted structure in STM writing and is both grammatical and readable as it is. There's no valid reason for the question. Voting to close. – Kris Dec 09 '12 at 05:41
  • Thank you for the help. @John Lawler answered my question. And yes, Jasper, I was having doubts about the use of "which". I knew "neither" to be the correct word to deny the two noun phrases. I think Lawler's suggestion to split it into two sentences is best. – Jack Dec 09 '12 at 19:21

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