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Silak12 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Either of them/either one of them?

Hi! everyone.Could you tell me what does both mean in the sentence below ,does they both mean "one of them"?
Either one of them has black hairs.(Does this mean only one of them has black hairs)
Either of them is wrong. (Does this mean one of them is wrong?)
Thanks!
  

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Simply speaking: we do not use that structure. Here are your options: Neither one of them has black hair . (= both are blondes) Both of them have black hair.

— Mister Micawber

  • Simply speaking: we do not use that structure.
  • Here are your options: Neither one of them has black hair .
  • (= both are blondes) Both of them have black hair.
  • (= both are dark-haired) One of them has black hair .
  • (= one is blonde and the other is dark-haired).
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Simply speaking: we do not use that structure. Here are your options:

Neither one of them has black hair. (= both are blondes)
Both of them have black hair. (= both are dark-haired)
One of them has black hair. (= one is blonde and the other is dark-haired).
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Hi! Sir Micawber.
Mister MicawberSimply speaking: we do not use that structure
Do you mean "either one of them" isn't a right or an idiomatic phrase?
Thanks!
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Not in that structure, no.
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