When do you use 'either' and when do you use 'neither'?
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Dear HA,\n\nNeither usually has a negative connotation to it.\n\nSo for example do you want your eggs:  scrambled or sunny side up.  You would say neither - you don't want them one way or the other.\n\nEither suggests that you want one or the other.  If you do attach a negative word to either though it makes it basically synonymous with neither.\n\nIe:  I would like either scrambled or sunny side.\n\nor I would not like either scrambled or sunny side.\n\nHope that helps.  You may want to invest in a style book-- (many journalists use it) and it may suggest to you when it is appropriate to use one over the other.\n\nHope that helps... kindly,\n\nNickster
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Yes, the word "neither" screws up the question.  If neither is a nickel, then there is no nickel.\nBut if "one is not a nickel" then the other could be.
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neither - Libertarian
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You said OR(!).\n\nI give up. You could say AND.\n\n\n\n--- LeeeN
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Grammatically, they're both correct.\n\nIf you're using this sentence in some kind of composition, your biggest problem is that the sentence has an inconsistent tone. The middle of the sentence has the sophisticated "atypical dialects," while the beginning and end are much more conversational and less descriptive.\n\nBut if you're asking me to pick, I would say the second.
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You're right. Left is sometimes used in politics for example. Right and wrong are antonyms - Your question is good, I think we'll get a better answer, more specific with some references...there are some pretty smart people out here, Right?
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'In order to'\nOR\n'So that'
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no, becuz contraction words are actually 2 words combined. Isn't: is not, aren't: are not, weren't: were not, can't: can not...understand?
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Here are a couple of examples.\n\nIf you could go out with anyone in the world; who would you go out with?\n\nHe's going to kick the football but can he make it in?\n\n\nIt seems to me that the only way you can use these two words at the end of a sentence is when there is a comma or a semicolon used in the sentence.\n\nBut there are always exceptions.  \n\nI hope someone can give you further explanation.
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the answer is, either something (is) "to be" what it is OR something is (not) "to be" what it is not. either I'm gay or I'm not gay, the choice is mine. either i'am or i am not.i am what i am / i'm not what i'm not.
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Your question is very vague. There is not even a verb in it. And "whether", demands an alternative. Like, whether..... or.....\n\nPlease rephrase your question as a complete sentence.
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No, neither but or right is a preposition.
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d.  The way to tell when you have a compound noun is to remove the other noun E.g.  A)Please give I your undivided attention.  That makes no sense.  Only d does.
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Who is for use when there is no subject of a sentence, and whom is for when there is one.  My pneumonic device:\n"No subject, no m."\nHope this'll help you.
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Neither...\nThe word THIS is a pronoun or an adjective.\nThis is a good QUESTION!
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Are you looking for "equal" and "opposite?"
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yes \n\nu can use both at a time