It’s your choice! Either she leaves or I will!

[99bottles]

It’s your choice! Either she leaves or I will!

I found that sentence in Longman. I wonder, shouldn't it be Either she WILL LEAVE or I will?

 

[emsr2d2]

The most common and natural way of saying this is "Either she leaves or I do!"

 

[probus]

I believe that some languages require the future tense in such constructions. English is not one of them.

 

[99bottles]

The most common and natural way of saying this is "Either she leaves or I do!"

Would it be wrong if one said, 'Either she will leave or I will'?

 

[jutfrank]

Would it be wrong if one said, 'Either she will leave or I will'?

Yes. I consider the dictionary sentence wrong too.

When giving ultimatums, we typically use this pattern: Either something happens or something happens, with both clauses in the simple present. There's absolutely no reason to use will in either of the clauses in this case. See post #2 for the right phrasing.

 

[99bottles]

Yes. I consider the dictionary sentence wrong too.

When giving ultimatums, we typically use this pattern: Either something happens or something happens, with both clauses in the simple present. There's absolutely no reason to use will in either of the clauses in this case. See post #2 for the right way phrasing.

OK, but what if it's not an ultimatum? What if it's a prediction instead?

 

[jutfrank]

OK, but what if it's not an ultimatum? What if it's a prediction instead?

Then that's a completely different meaning, in which case you should use predictive will in both clauses.

The co-textual sentence It's your choice! in the Longman entry is clearly intended to show that this is an ultimatum, not a prediction.