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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Correct order?

Which is correct? "Please respond to either me or Lisa.", or "Please respond to either Lisa or me." I have always learned that either one is acceptable, but my co-worker disagrees.
  

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Dear friend, while both of the variants are acceptable grammatically, there is a generally recognised tendency to mention the name of a lady (or just another companion, colleague, etc. irrespective of gender) first, so I opt for the second: Please respond to either Lisa or me. Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff

— Andriy Lapin

  • Dear friend, while both of the variants are acceptable grammatically, there is a generally recognised tendency to mention the name of a lady (or just another companion, colleague, etc.
  • irrespective of gender) first, so I opt for the second: Please respond to either Lisa or me.
  • Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
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Dear friend,

while both of the variants are acceptable grammatically, there is a generally recognised tendency to mention the name of a lady (or just another companion, colleague, etc. irrespective of gender) first, so I opt for the second:

Please respond to either Lisa or me.

Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
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Hi,

Let me just add explicitly that, generally speaking, it's considered a matter of politeness to mention the other person first.



Clive
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