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What is the difference between either and both ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between either and both ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
Either- pick ONE between two options
Both- taking the TWO options of the two options
Ex. 1
Person A: You can have either chocolate or vanilla
Person B: Chocolate
They ONLY get chocolate, they can't get vanilla
Ex. 2
Person A: You can get both chocolate and vanilla
Person B: I'll take both
They now have chocolate AND vanilla
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- Arabic
- English (US) Near fluent
either u use when u have two options and u want to choose one of then so u say i could take either the blue or the green both when u can take both of them so u say i can take both the blue and the green one
- English (US)
Either- pick ONE between two options
Both- taking the TWO options of the two options
Ex. 1
Person A: You can have either chocolate or vanilla
Person B: Chocolate
They ONLY get chocolate, they can't get vanilla
Ex. 2
Person A: You can get both chocolate and vanilla
Person B: I'll take both
They now have chocolate AND vanilla
- English (US)
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