any or either

[deeppra]

Dear Members,

If I have to ask two persons that one of them can start a project which one of the below is a correct sentence:

Any of you can start the project or
Either of you can start the project

Please also mention why other sentence is wrong.

Best Regards,
Pradeep

[Offroad]

Either is right.

[I am not a teacher]

[Barb_D]

If you had three people, then "Any of you can start the project" would work. With only two, you want "Either," as M says.

{not a teacher}

[Daruma]

Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
<any>
any one of the people or things in a group
▪ She asked if there were any present who needed assistance.
▪ The movie's opening scene is as powerful as any I've ever watched.
—+ of
▪ Any of them could answer the question.
▪ He is taller than any of the other boys.

Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
<either>
the one or the other
▪ Either (of the two answers) is correct. [=both answers are correct]
▪ I don't think that either of the two answers is correct. = Of the two answers, I don't think that either is correct.
▪ I don't like either of the answers. [=I like neither of the answers]
▪ I haven't written to either of my parents.
▪ French and English are closer to each other than either (of the two languages) is to Chinese.


I hope this helps.

[deeppra]

thanks for taking out time. Regards