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-I took two books with me on vacation, but I didn't read (either) of them.
Hello guys. I wanna ask you if I can substitute "either" for "both" without any change in original meaning.
Hello guys. I wanna ask you if I can substitute "either" for "both" without any change in original meaning.
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I took two books with me on vacation, but I didn't read either of them . = I read neither book. I took two books with me on vacation, but I didn't read both of them.
- I took two books with me on vacation, but I didn't read either of them .
- = I read neither book.
- I took two books with me on vacation, but I didn't read both of them.
- = I read one of the books.
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I took two books with me on vacation, but I didn't read either of them. = I read neither book.
I took two books with me on vacation, but I didn't read both of them. = I read one of the books.
I took two books with me on vacation, but I didn't read both of them. = I read one of the books.
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