rather than/either or

[Will17]

Hello!

Are these sentences correct, please?

-I'd rather leave than stay here. (would it be better to say: I would leave rather than stay here?).


-I'll either call him on Tuesday or on Wednesday. (would it be better to say: I'll call him either on Tuesday or on Wednesday?).


Thanks a lot
Will

[bhaisahab]

Hello!

Are these sentences correct, please?

-I'd rather leave than stay here. (would it be better to say: I would leave rather than stay here?). No, it's not better.


-I'll either call him on Tuesday or on Wednesday. (would it be better to say: I'll call him either on Tuesday or on Wednesday?. "I'll call him (on) either Tuesday or Wednesday."


Thanks a lot
Will

Bhai.

[Will17]

Thank you.

What about: "you can either use this or that". Is either at the right place here?

Cheers
Will

[5jj]

What about: "you can either use this or that". Is either at the right place here?

No.

You can EITHER use this OR that........'use this' vs. 'that. X
You can use EITHER this OR that. .......''this' vs. 'that'.

[freezeframe]

No.

You can EITHER use this OR that........'use this' vs. 'that. X
You can use EITHER this OR that. .......''this' vs. 'that'.

Although it's redundant and fivejedjon's 2nd sentence is better, you can say "you can either use this or use that".

This is a really good resource on parallelism: HOME

If you scroll almost to the end, there's a section on either and neither.