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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
either bottle
Hi, I thought about the following sentences:
You can take either bottle. There is water in either bottle.
If we replace "either" we get:
You can take one of the two bottles. There is water in two of the two / both bottles.
This seems confusing to me. The first either means only one of two, while the second "either" means both bottles. Why?
You can take either bottle. There is water in either bottle.
If we replace "either" we get:
You can take one of the two bottles. There is water in two of the two / both bottles.
This seems confusing to me. The first either means only one of two, while the second "either" means both bottles. Why?
Top answer
I think the second sentence is badly worded. The more normal expression would be: There is water in both (bottles).
- I think the second sentence is badly worded.
- The more normal expression would be: There is water in both (bottles).
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I think the second sentence is badly worded. The more normal expression would be:
There is water in both (bottles).
There is water in both (bottles).
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