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Kook j Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Either

Hi,teachers I have questions.

I have no money and no car ,either.

Should this usage of either be used only when two things being talked are both negative one like above?

Can't I use either when one of them is affirmative in the way like below?

There are things what I can do and what I can't do ,either
  

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kook j I have no money and no car either. [Y] Should this usage of either be used only when two things being talked are both negative one like above? yes Can't I use either when one of them is affirmative in the way like below?

— Canadian45

  • kook j I have no money and no car either.
  • [Y] Should this usage of either be used only when two things being talked are both negative one like above?
  • yes Can't I use either when one of them is affirmative in the way like below?
  • no There are things that I can do and that I can't do either .
  • [N] c45
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kook jI have no money and no car either. [Y]

Should this usage of either be used only when two things being talked are both negative one like above? yes

Can't I use either when one of them is affirmative in the way like below? no

There are things
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canadian45
Can't I use either when one of them is affirmative in the way like below? no

There are things that I can do and that I can't do either.


Hi c45 thank you for replying me. In above, did you mean either is ok being there if I change what to that ?
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kook jI have no money and no car ,either.
Should this usage of either be used only when two things being talked are both negative one like above?
Can't I use either when one of them is affirmative in the way like below?
To me this has a dull ring to it. I don't think this is correct. Either- is usuall
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As Canadian indicated, one is good and one is not, though he repaired your relative pronoun. These are OK:

I have no money and no car, either. (neg + neg)

There are things that I can do and that I can't do, too. (aff + neg)
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kook j
canadian45
Hi c45 thank you for replying to me. In above, did you mean either is ok being there if I change what to that ? no!
You should use "that". But you still can't use "either". That's why I gave you a [N]
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Hi, thank you three for replying to me. But I'm still unable to clearly understand it.

Here an example from OED:

either adv 2 used to add extra information to a statement.

I know a good Italian restaurant. It's not far from here, either.



To me either here seems to be used in affirmative+negative statement.
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'Not far from here' (= near here) is a positive concept.
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Thank you Mister Micawber.
Mister Micawber'Not far from here' (= near here) is a positive concept.
Could below be OK?

I know a good Italian restaurant. It's near here ,either.

Jane is always funny. She studies math tirelessly, either.
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No, you're right. I'll have to think more about this, unless someone else answers you first. Right now I have to go to work!
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I think below (negative form but having a positive concept )would be ok.

Jane is always funny. She is not lazy, either.
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