<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
<blockquote>
  <p>Is there another conjunction that can be used instead of或者</p>
</blockquote>

<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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2019-07-14T00:39:20.163Z
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](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/34518) 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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