On 4/25/2011 14:33, andrel wrote:
> Only if it is nor was at any time able to interfere in this universe. (my
> feeling is that this is correct English, my brain says 'huh, aren't you
> missing a negation', but where to put it?)

As a native english speaker, I'd say

"Only if it isn't nor ever was at any time able to interfere in this universe."

So, yeah, negate "is" as well.  I can't say I could actually express as rule 
why that's right, tho.

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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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    driving without turn signals."

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