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4444mv Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Don't even / either

Hi again,

Which version is correct?

I don't even know him.

I don't know him either.

Thanks.

  

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Both can be okay in the right context. For example, the following are okay: A: Who was that guy you were talking to? B: I don't know.

  • Both can be okay in the right context.
  • For example, the following are okay: A: Who was that guy you were talking to?
  • B: I don't know.
  • He just came up to me and started a conversation.
  • I don't even know him.
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Both can be okay in the right context. For example, the following are okay:


A: Who was that guy you were talking to?

B: I don't know. He just came up to me and started a conversation. I don't even know him.


C: Do you know that guy in the red shirt?

D: No.

C: How about the one in the blue shirt?

D: I don't know him either.

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