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29 May

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What is the difference between _what would you like ? a tea or a coffee?
_neither of them. and _what would you like ? a tea or a coffee?
_neither. and _what would you like ? a tea or a coffee?
_none of them ? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

Hi ! what would be the most natural way to answer this kind of question with at least 2 options and you're not interested by any of them. thanks

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Leyla2884

29 May

English (US) Near fluent
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What would you like, a tea or a coffee?

'a tea/a coffee' means 'a cup of tea/a cup of coffee'

Since there are two options, the answer is 'neither (of them)' Both phrases are correct.
'None' is used for more than two options.

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MegDC

29 May

English (US)

You can't say "none" if it's just two options, but you could say "neither" or "neither of them." I probably would say "Neither, thanks though."

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Gratien42

29 May

French (France)

thank you both ! @Leyla2884 you put " of them" into parenthesis so it means it's ok to just say "neither" alone, right? and I guess it's just more casual..

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Leyla2884

29 May

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@Gratien42 Provided you add 'thank you/thanks' in response, you can use it both with or without 'of', with no change in the meaning. However, without saying 'thank you/thanks', you may end up sounding rude.

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What is the difference between _what would you like ? a tea or a coffee?
_neither of them. and _what would you like ? a tea or a coffee?
_neither. and _what would you like ? a tea or a coffee?
_none of them ? ?

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What is the difference between _what would you like ? a tea or a coffee?_neither of them. and _what would you like ? a tea or a coffee?_neither. and _what would you like ? a tea or a coffee? _none of them ? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

What would you like, a tea or a coffee?'a tea/a coffee' means 'a cup of tea/a cup of coffee'Since there are two options, the answer is 'neither (of them)' Both phrases are correct.'None' is used for more than two options.

You can't say "none" if it's just two options, but you could say "neither" or "neither of them." I probably would say "Neither, thanks though."

@Gratien42 Provided you add 'thank you/thanks' in response, you can use it both with or without 'of', with no change in the meaning. However, without saying 'thank you/thanks', you may end up sounding rude.

What is the difference between _what would you like ? a tea or a coffee?
_neither of them. and _what would you like ? a tea or a coffee?
_neither. and _what would you like ? a tea or a coffee?
_none of them ? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

What would you like, a tea or a coffee?

'a tea/a coffee' means 'a cup of tea/a cup of coffee'

Since there are two options, the answer is 'neither (of them)' Both phrases are correct.
'None' is used for more than two options.