It's either or

aleCcowaN

November 30, 2010 05:49 AM

It's either or

Maybe I'm "hearing visions" :D but I'd like to confirm if what is written in boldface is possible:

"You can get all the glory, you can get all the blame, so ... you know ... it's either or"

it's either or = es lo uno o lo otro

Have I heard it right?
Is it just American?
It is highly informal, isn't it?

Perikles

November 30, 2010 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aleCcowaN (Post 100791)

yes, no and yes, in that order. :)

aleCcowaN

November 30, 2010 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perikles (Post 100792)

yes, no and yes, in that order. :)

Thank you.

"Es lo uno o lo otro" is neither formal nor informal.

CrOtALiTo

November 30, 2010 05:24 PM

It's either or means es lo uno o el otro.

I mean really that is an idiom?

Perikles

December 01, 2010 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo (Post 100840)

It's either or means es lo uno o el otro.

I mean really that is an idiom?

Yes - it's not very good, though. Better is It's either (the) one or the other

CrOtALiTo

December 02, 2010 09:51 AM

Then that should be.

It's either ones.

Or

It's either other?

I'm stuck with that translation now.

Is it right?

Rusty

December 02, 2010 03:40 PM

It's either this or that.
(O) lo uno o lo otro.
We either stay home or we go to the movies.
(O) nos quedamos en casa o vamos al cine.

If the choices are known, in English we can just say
It's either or. -or-
Either or.

The last phrase can be translated into Spanish as uno u otro.

CrOtALiTo

December 02, 2010 06:00 PM

Thank you for the new advices.

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