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Old October 01, 2012, 12:51 PM
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... and I don't want it either/neither

Hello everyone!

Could you please tell me which one of these sentences is correct, or sounds more natural to you?

1. I don't have facebook, and I don't want it either

2. I don't have facebook, and I don't want it neither.

Thanks in advance. Any help is appreciated.
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Old October 01, 2012, 01:01 PM
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1. I don't have facebook, and I don't want it either

2. I don't have facebook, and I don't want it neither.

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No. 2 has a double negative, and is wrong. You could also say

I don't have facebook, nor do I want it.
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Old October 01, 2012, 01:12 PM
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Perikles, that was fast! Thanks a lot.

That's what I thought, but I've just read something and I was confused now.

By the way, in that sentence, how would you pronounce the word either?

/'iðər/ or /ˈaɪðər/ ?
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Old October 01, 2012, 01:19 PM
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By the way, in that sentence, how would you pronounce the word either?

/'iðər/ or /ˈaɪðər/ ?
To rhyme with I, eye and bind. That is BrE. Those across the Atlantic will disagree.
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Perikles, that was fast! Thanks a lot.

That's what I thought, but I've just read something and I was confused now.

By the way, in that sentence, how would you pronounce the word either?

/'iðər/ or /ˈaɪðər/ ?
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To rhyme with I, eye and bind. That is BrE. Those across the Atlantic will disagree.
Well, half-disagree, perhaps. To me both pronuncations are equally acceptable, although some US native speakers may use only one of them. I use both pronunciations, and I've never taken the time to tally which one I use more often than the other.
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