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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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neither/either

Peter has two brothers, but he doesn't speak to either/neither of them.
  

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Anonymous Peter has two brothers, but he doesn't speak to either/ neither of them. The use of "neither" would give you a double negative, which isn't accepted in English. You could say, ".

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  • Anonymous Peter has two brothers, but he doesn't speak to either/ neither of them.
  • The use of "neither" would give you a double negative, which isn't accepted in English.
  • You could say, ".
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Anonymous Peter has two brothers, but he doesn't speak to either/neither of them.
The use of "neither" would give you a double negative, which isn't accepted in English.

You could say, ". . . . but he speaks to neither of them."

("He doesn't speak to either of them" is fine.)
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