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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"I have quit either smoking or drinking."

"I have quit either smoking or drinking."
"I like both English and Japanese."

Can I also say,

"I have quit smoking or drinking either."
"I like English and Japanese both."

for the same meaning?

Thank you so much in advance and have a good day.
  

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" Guess which one. ie just one of the two. " Yes, in casual speech.

— Clive

  • " Guess which one.
  • ie just one of the two.
  • " Yes, in casual speech.
  • for the same meaning?
  • Clive
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HI,

"I have quit either smoking or drinking." Guess which one. ie just one of the two.
"I like both English and Japanese." Fine

Can I also say,

"I have quit smoking or drinking either." No
"I like English and
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Thank you so much and "I have quit either smoking or drinking." does not mean both smoking and drinking? I have learned that sometimes "either" can be used to mean "both" but not in the case? Thank you so much again.
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Hi,

If someone said to me "I have quit either smoking or drinking.", I would ask for clarification, because it sounds like the speaker himself does not know which. And that sounds very odd..

Clive
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Thank you so much and I am totally with you, but do you agree that sometimes "either A or B " structures are used to mean "both A and B"? For instance, "I have never been to either France or Germany."
Or only when "either" is used, it can mean "both"? For instance, A :Which one do you want? B: Either one will do.
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Thank you so much and I am totally with you, but do you agree that sometimes "either A or B " structures are used to mean "both A and B"? For instance, "I have never been to either France or Germany." Yes, that sounds OK. But if you remove the 'never' and make a positive statement, it doesn't.



Or only when "either" is used, it can mean "both"?
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