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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
either A or B
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I like him either because he is handsome or because he is brave.
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'Either A or B' denotes not only one or the other of two people or things but also each of two? (Reading the sentence above, each of three as follows is possible interpretation?)
He is handsome, but he is not brave. So, I like him.
He is not handsome, but he is brave. So, I like him.
He is handsome, brave. So, I like him.
I like him either because he is handsome or because he is brave.
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'Either A or B' denotes not only one or the other of two people or things but also each of two? (Reading the sentence above, each of three as follows is possible interpretation?)
He is handsome, but he is not brave. So, I like him.
He is not handsome, but he is brave. So, I like him.
He is handsome, brave. So, I like him.
Top answer
The example seems a little artificial, but to me it seems most likely to be used when he could be considered both handsome and brave, but the speaker can't make up her mind about which quality she is attracted to.
- The example seems a little artificial, but to me it seems most likely to be used when he could be considered both handsome and brave, but the speaker can't make up her mind about which quality she is attracted to.
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The example seems a little artificial, but to me it seems most likely to be used when he could be considered both handsome and brave, but the speaker can't make up her mind about which quality she is attracted to.
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