... and I don't want it either/neither

cogu	October 01, 2012 12:51 PM

... 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.

Perikles

October 01, 2012 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by cogu (Post 129074)

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

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

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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.

cogu	October 01, 2012 01:12 PM

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/ ?

Perikles

October 01, 2012 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cogu (Post 129079)

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. :D

wrholt

October 01, 2012 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by cogu (Post 129079)

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Originally Posted by Perikles (Post 129080)

To rhyme with I, eye and bind. That is BrE. Those across the Atlantic will disagree. :D

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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