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Belly Posted 17 years ago
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Doesn't she like him either? What does the speaker mean by that?
Doesn't she like him either?
What does the speaker mean by that?
What does the speaker mean by that?
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Hi Belly We use the word "either" at the end of negative sentences instead of the word "too". Affirmative sentences: A: He likes John. B: She likes John too.
- Hi Belly We use the word "either" at the end of negative sentences instead of the word "too".
- Affirmative sentences: A: He likes John.
- B: She likes John too.
- ------------ Negative sentences: A: He does not like John.
- B: She does not like John either.
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Hi Belly
We use the word "either" at the end of negative sentences instead of the word "too".
Affirmative sentences:
A: He likes John.
B: She likes John too.
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Negative sentences:
A: He does not like John.
B: She does not like John either.
When a negative sentence is also phrased as a question (the way yours is),
We use the word "either" at the end of negative sentences instead of the word "too".
Affirmative sentences:
A: He likes John.
B: She likes John too.
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Negative sentences:
A: He does not like John.
B: She does not like John either.
When a negative sentence is also phrased as a question (the way yours is),
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Different meanings.
A doesn't like Person X. B tells A that C has said something rude about Person X. A says "Oh, doesn't she like him either?" A is asking/confirming that C doesn't like "him," just as A doesn't like him.
A has a little crush on Person X. A also has a little crush on Person Y. B is talking to C about A, and says A is going to the movies with Person X. C says "Wh
A doesn't like Person X. B tells A that C has said something rude about Person X. A says "Oh, doesn't she like him either?" A is asking/confirming that C doesn't like "him," just as A doesn't like him.
A has a little crush on Person X. A also has a little crush on Person Y. B is talking to C about A, and says A is going to the movies with Person X. C says "Wh
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BellyDoesn't she like him either?It depends where the stress is placed. The pattern suggests contrast -- either she with someone else, or him with someone else.
What does the speaker mean by that?
Doesn't SHE like him either? (Someone doesn't like him, and you are wondering if, in addition to that person or
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