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Use of either...?
I am writing about my current situation and I would say something like this:
I am just moved from Italy to London and am looking for a new challenge in either UK or Europe.
I am not sure about the use of either in this case, may be I have to write the sentence without either, like:
I am just moved from Italy to London and am looking for a new challenge in UK or Europe
???
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Re: Use of either...?

Originally Posted by
SunMoon
I am writing about my current situation and I would say something like this:
I am just moved from Italy to London and am looking for a new challenge in either UK or Europe.
I am not sure about the use of either in this case, may be I have to write the sentence without either, like:
I am just moved from Italy to London and am looking for a new challenge in UK or Europe
???
As a native speaker, I think your sentence would sound better as
I have just moved from Italy to London and am looking for a new challenge in either the UK or Europe.
Buggles(not a teacher)
Last edited by buggles; 22-Sep-2008 at 15:16.
Reason: missing spaces
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Re: Use of either...?

Originally Posted by
buggles
As a native speaker, I think your sentence would sound better as
I have just moved from Italy to London and am looking for a new challenge in either the UK or Europe.
Buggles(not a teacher)
As learner I can say THANK YOU and...
I have just instead of I am just, sure, it is my mistake!
Thank you again!
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Re: Use of either...?
There is not enough space for all the words in where I have to write this sentence. I would change it to:
I havejust moved from Italy to London and am looking for a new challenge in theUK or Europe.
I deleted either. Does it work yet?
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Re: Use of either...?

Originally Posted by
SunMoon
There is not enough space for all the words in where I have to write this sentence. I would change it to:
I havejust moved from Italy to London and am looking for a new challenge in theUK or Europe.
I deleted either. Does it work yet?
Makes perfect sense to me with or without the "either", (but add a space between "have" and "just")
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Re: Use of either...?
So, Buggles, when shall we use "either" in that kind of sentences?
I'm a spanish native speaker and we don't have any words like "either". In spanish I would normally say " in the UK or Europe."
Does that word emphasise the sentence?
Thanks :)
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Re: Use of either...?
In the UK, do you not consider the UK to be part of Europe? From over here, we do. I'm surprised by the use of "or."
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Re: Use of either...?

Originally Posted by
Antigol
So, Buggles, when shall we use "either" in that kind of sentences?
I'm a
spanish native speaker and we don't have any words like "either". In spanish I would normally say "
in the UK or Europe."
Does that word emphasise the sentence?
Thanks :)

As a non native English, I think that you have to say
I'm a native Spanish speaker (you can omit speaker)...
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Re: Use of either...?

Originally Posted by
Barb_D
In the UK, do you not consider the UK to be part of Europe? From over here, we do. I'm surprised by the use of "or."
I used or because I want to say that I would like to find a new challenge in UK though I am available to relocate in the rest of Europe.
Does it make sense to you?
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