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Colorfulratio Posted 12 years ago
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Are all of these words suitable?

Are all of these words suitable?
Any, none, either, neither, each, every.

____ of the workers is eager to pay the fine.

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colorfulratio Are all of these words suitable? No. We don't have "every of" in English.

— CalifJim

  • colorfulratio Are all of these words suitable?
  • No.
  • We don't have "every of" in English.
  • It has to be every one of the workers .
  • ", and "any" doesn't sound right in that sentence.
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colorfulratioAre all of these words suitable?
No. We don't have "every of" in English. It has to be every one of the workers.

The others are OK, but in the case of "Either of the workers is eager ...", we prefer "Both of the workers are eager ...", and "any" doesn't sound right in that sentence. It would more likely be "Any of the workers ca
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