<p>你说得不是太快就是太慢 is what I would say.</p>

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2019-07-15T13:29:52.093Z
2019-07-15T13:29:52.093Z
Angus Macrae
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  <p>Is there another conjunction that can be used instead of或者</p>
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<p>[不是(A)就是(B)] = [If not (A) would then (B)] = [Either (A) or (B)]</p>

<p>"不是(A: 說得太快),就是(B: 說得太慢)" </p>

<p>"你不是說得太快, 就是說得太慢"  = "you either speaking too fast or speaking too slow"</p>

<p>"你不是說得太快, 就是太慢" = "you either speaking too fast or too slow"
(<em>omit the repeating verb</em>)</p>

<p>~</p>

<p>[有時(A),有時(B)] = [sometimes (A), sometimes (B)] </p>

<p>"有時(A:說得太快), 有時 (B:說得太慢)</p>

<p>"你有時說得太快, 有時說得太慢" = "you sometimes speaking too fast, something speaking too slow" </p>

<p><em>The final particle 了 is optional</em></p>

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2019-07-14T02:57:32.573Z
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Tang Ho
<p><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/34518">This answer</a> gives an example sentence meaning "you speak too quickly" to illustrate the usage of <code>得 (·de)</code>.</p>

<pre><code>1) 你说得太快了。
</code></pre>

<p>In order to say "you either speak too quickly or too slowly", I'm pretty sure it's possible to say (2). Although (2) might be analyzed as two separate clauses: a clause with an explicit subject and a clause with a null subject.</p>

<pre><code>2) 你说得太快了或者说得太慢了。
</code></pre>

<p>I'm pretty sure sentence (3) is wrong. Is there another conjunction that can be used instead of<code>或者</code> that makes the sentence grammatical with the intended meaning of "you either speak too quickly or too slowly"? I added spaces to (3) for emphasis only.</p>

<pre><code>*3) 你说得太快了 或者 得太慢了。
</code></pre>

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2019-07-13T20:07:21.320Z
You can try: 你說得不是太快了就是太慢了。
user-487
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2019-07-13T23:18:44.830Z
@user-487 you should expand that into an answer and simultaneously explain the structure 不是X就是Y.
dROOOze
<grammar><conjunction>
Translation of "you either speak too quickly or too slowly." without repeating 说
# Translation of "you either speak too quickly or too slowly." without repeating 说

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-13)

This answer gives an example sentence meaning "you speak too quickly" to illustrate the usage of 得 (·de).
1) 你说得太快了。

In order to say "you either speak too quickly or too slowly", I'm pretty sure it's possible to say (2). Although (2) might be analyzed as two separate clauses: a clause with an explicit subject and a clause with a null subject.
2) 你说得太快了或者说得太慢了。

I'm pretty sure sentence (3) is wrong. Is there another conjunction that can be used instead of或者 that makes the sentence grammatical with the intended meaning of "you either speak too quickly or too slowly"? I added spaces to (3) for emphasis only.
*3) 你说得太快了 或者 得太慢了。

**Tags:** grammar, conjunction

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You can try: 你說得不是太快了就是太慢了。  
> **username_2**: @username_1 you should expand that into an answer and simultaneously explain the structure 不是X就是Y.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2019-07-14. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

> Is there another conjunction that can be used instead of或者

[不是(A)就是(B)] = [If not (A) would then (B)] = [Either (A) or (B)]

"不是(A: 說得太快),就是(B: 說得太慢)"

"你不是說得太快, 就是說得太慢" = "you either speaking too fast or speaking too slow"

"你不是說得太快, 就是太慢" = "you either speaking too fast or too slow"
(*omit the repeating verb*)

~

[有時(A),有時(B)] = [sometimes (A), sometimes (B)]

"有時(A:說得太快), 有時 (B:說得太慢)

"你有時說得太快, 有時說得太慢" = "you sometimes speaking too fast, something speaking too slow"

*The final particle 了 is optional*


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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-07-15. Score: 1

你说得不是太快就是太慢 is what I would say.


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