GUS, please state that you are not a teacher.
Rover
Either ARE fine.
Either ie "both" both is plural. ie "they" ie "they are" ie either "are" fine.
Either "is" fine is also correct - they "are" both fine because English is not logical . So you have a problem with correctly rendered grammar yet you have no problem with the word "anniversity" which exists in no dictionary known to mankind ?
For the record I am a teacher with over 5 years experience and a Trinity TESOL I am also from the South of England so have pretty good grammar by anyones standards.
Please do not start quoting some grammar book at me now - textbook grammatical rules are at best rough guides and just because a native speaker is speaking in a way that is not strictly by the book does not mean they are speaking grammatically incorrectly. It just means that language is a far too complex, flexible and organic for a textbook to fully explain . There are many grey areas and many of these so called "grammatical rules" are recent inventions which fulfil the need of non native speakers to have a clear set of rules to help them learn the language. One example the recently invented difference between "further" and "farther" which have been used interchangebly for centuries. Of course there is such a thing as good English - but language is in a constant state of flux . Grammar may vary for example in Ireland (hiberno English) or the North of England - but does that mean its wrong ? I do not - I believe it is a variation. Interestingly the closest to Old English , authentic English some might say, is from the North Of England which was settled by the angles not the saxons, received pronunciation and the southern accent is actually not the closest to the original English as most people presume.
Anyway whats your opinion on the following :
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/...t-perfect-continuous-natives-only-please.html
When the pronoun either is the subject and comes immediately before the verb, the verb is singular:
"Either are fine" is not standard English, GUS. As I understand Rover's remark, it is not based on this particular post of yours. You use incorrect punctuation and spacing in your other posts, which may make learners believe they should follow your example.
Standard English (often shortened to S.E. within linguistic circles) refers to whatever form of the English language is accepted as a national norm in an Anglophone country
Try searching here: CORPORA: 45-425 million words each: free online access"either are fine" around 65.100 results. I suggest you go and correct all 65,000 of them immediately - they are obviously in need of your superior understanding of their native language.
Especially when there are so few hits.Citing Google hits as proof of proper English is feeble.
Why pick on the Pole? You've had two native speakers correct your error.
I have a hard time seeing how your contributions here are useful.
Citing Google hits as proof of proper English is feeble.
Especially when there are so few hits.
5Really . Thankyou once again for correcting my English my Polish friend. Really you are absolutely unbelievable - so perhaps you have done a degree in English and you actually have the gall to tell a native speaker they are speaking incorrectly. Your arrogance knows no bounds.
Well it does rather seem that BC knows more about what is and is not correct English than you do.
Do you pay any attention to dictionaries?
Either | Define Either at Dictionary.com
Either is fine. You shouldn't confuse the students here with your ignorance.
Either word (singular) is fine.If you don't actually have a reasoned argument to the points I have made with regard to the English language then your comment is superfluous.