> My work is trade secret so I’ve never filed a patent, written a publication, nor given a talk.
"My work is a trade secret so..." is an important part of the sentence, which I read as a qualifier/context to the "never".
It could be interpreted either way.
> My work is trade secret so I’ve never filed a patent, written a publication, nor given a talk.
"My work is a trade secret so..." is an important part of the sentence, which I read as a qualifier/context to the "never".
It could be interpreted either way.