either, neither
either, neither
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Kindly advise on the correct use of these words as adverbs.
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RE: either, neither
It is either big or small.
I speak neither Spanish nor Italian.
RE: either, neither
RE: either, neither
I can't think of examples when neither would be used other than as SomptingGuy suggested: "It is neither cheap nor [suitable for the task in hand] [what we want] [whatever alternative you are in agreement with in your example]"
Hope this helps
RE: either, neither
Examples where they seem to be adverbs.
He would either fight or resign.
He either obeys or leaves.
He was able neither to think nor to speak.
He was not permitted to leave the land, so neither was his offspring.
Would you, please, comment ?
RE: either, neither
The words "or" and "nor" used alone are called coordinating conjunctions, again not because they describe something but rather because they link words or parts of a sentence together. That is what a conjunction does.
Note that "nor" is a negative word so you do not use it with a negative already in a sentence. If you do then you have a double negative, and that's a no-no.
I have neither.
-or-
I do not have either.
But not:
I don't have neither.
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RE: either, neither
Unless I'm wrong, I think you meant to say that 'neither' is a negative and should not be used in a sentence with another negative. 'Nor' is different.
For example:
It is not correct to say that five is a smaller number than one, nor is it correct to say that five is a bigger number than ten.
Although your example is correct, and the rule usually applies, sometimes a double negative can be correctly used in English.
For example:
The janitor did not say that I was not allowed to climb on the school roof.
RE: either, neither
It is either A or B. It is neither A nor B.
But not - It is neither A or B.
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I do not think 2+2=5.
Neither does my calculator.
RE: either, neither
you use neither before a singular noun to mean 'not one but the other'
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