either of them , neither of them

[lovelytofu]

Firstly let me say great thanks to those who always help us with our english questions. I greatly appreciate it.

Here's my question.

When someone asks you if you have a dvd player or a VTR player, and
I don't have a dvd player nor a VTR player, can I reply with below sentences?

1. I don't have either of them.
2. I have neither of them.

Thank you for your time and help.

[BobK]

They're both acceptable - I'd guess '1' is slightly more common (and both would usually drop the 'of them'). Paradoxically, the bare word Neither is more common than either of those sentences.

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[RonBee]

1. I don't have either of them.
2. I have neither of them.

Yep. Also:

I don't have either one.
I have neither one nor the other.

What's a VTR player?


~R

[BobK]

Originally Posted by RonBee

...
What's a VTR player?
...

You mean you never used one of those old reel-to-reel Video Tape Recorders Ron?

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[RonBee]

Originally Posted by BobK

You mean you never used one of those old reel-to-reel Video Tape Recorders Ron?

b

Actually, no.

[lovelytofu]

BobK and Ronbee, thank you for answering my questions!