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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Either/both
Are the two words interchangeable?
You can use both.
You can use either.
You can use both.
You can use either.
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You can use either. In your example, there is such implication because of the positive connotation. However, logically and semantically, they have completely different meanings.
- You can use either.
- In your example, there is such implication because of the positive connotation.
- However, logically and semantically, they have completely different meanings.
- So I would say not.
- Consider this: I want both the soup and salad.
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whatchadoinYou can use both.You can use either.In your example, there is such implication because of the positive connotation. However, logically and semantically, they have completely different meanings. So I would say not. Consider this:
I want both the soup and salad. No, you can't have both, you may take either one.
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