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Elexya Posted 11 years ago
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Where to put "either" ?

Is the sentence: "we can either leave today or tomorrow" similar to: "we can leave either today or tomorrow" ?
  

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Elexya Where to put "either" Ideally it would go before today because the alternatives are expressed by a noun phrase coordination, whereas in, say, We can either leave today or stay here for another week they are expressed by a coordination of verb phrases.

  • Elexya Where to put "either" Ideally it would go before today because the alternatives are expressed by a noun phrase coordination, whereas in, say, We can either leave today or stay here for another week they are expressed by a coordination of verb phrases.
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ElexyaWhere to put "either"
Ideally it would go before today because the alternatives are expressed by a noun phrase coordination, whereas in, say, We can either leave today or stay here for another week they are expressed by a coordination of verb phrases.
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Elexya Is the sentence: "we can either leave today or tomorrow" similar to: "we can leave either today or tomorrow" ?

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