Difference between either and neither from espresso and wish
dotnet. Both these words have two possible pronunciations either and either
neither and neither. Those are correct first let's learn how to use either.
When we have two options, the word either is means the only one of the two but
not the other for example you can have either chocolate ice cream or vanilla
which one would you like come to visit on either Monday or Wednesday.
If he's
not in his office he's either in the bathroom or back to lunch. When someone give
you a choice between two things and you don't care which one has chosen you can
respond with either one. For example would you like coffee or tea either one.
Whatever everyone else is having we got these two photos which one do you want
to use in the Berkshire either one they both look good to me. Now let's look at
neither, not either and neither both mean not one thing and not the other
thing. For example I don't speak either French or Spanish is the same as I
speak neither French nor Spanish this means I don't speak French and I don't
speak Spanish. You could also say I don't speak either of those languages or I
speak neither of those languages. As you already see in the example of the sentences.
We use not either or and neither nor when naming the two items specifically. I
speak neither French nor Spanish and we use not either of and neither of when
saying the two items together as a group. I speak neither of those languages
years more examples neither my mother nor my father likes to travel neither of
my parents like to travel we use neither nor when naming both items
specifically and neither of when talking about my parents together as a group.
Neither the first book nor the second book was very good neither of the books was
very good were neither book was very good when the two things are of the same
type as into books. We can say neither of the books or neither book when
someone offers you a choice between two things and you dislike both or you
don't want the first thing and you don't want the second thing then you can
respond with neither or neither one. For example do you want a sandwich or a
piece of pizza neither I'm actually not hungry at all. Which is these two
candidates do you think is better for the job? Neither one we do need somebody
more experienced when somebody makes a negative statement that's a statement
with the word not and you can use not either or need her to say also not the
structure of the replies a little different depending on which one you use. So
let's look at some examples if someone says I can't swim you can say I can't
either or neither can I who are you can say me neither. that's an informal way
to say it Kate didn't come to class today bob didn't either or neither did bob
we haven't bought our tickets yet we haven't either or neither have we both of
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