B-"He doesn't eat either ham or eggs."
meaning, he eats neither ham nor eggs. He eats neither of the two.
:D
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A-"He doesn't either drink champagne or eat caviar."
Could this sentence mean two things:
A1-He neither drinks champagne nor eats caviar.
A2-It is not true that he either drinks champagne or eats caviar. He does both.
B-"He doesn't eat either ham or eggs."
Could this sentence mean two things:
B1-He eats neither ham nor eggs.
B2-He doesn't eat one or the either, he eats both.
B-"He doesn't eat either ham or eggs."
meaning, he eats neither ham nor eggs. He eats neither of the two.
:D
Would you say the same of A?
And how about:
C-He doesn't drink champagne or eat caviar. He does both.
D-He doesn't eat ham or eggs. He eats both.
(I know that these days I have a tendency to follow up a question with another one, but hopefully this is temporary and will go away. I am going through a period of doubtfulness. It's a bit like your Robert Frost quote.)
Only the first one applies there. (And you put that well.) Additionally, it would not be normal to use either in that sentence. Say:A-"He doesn't either drink champagne or eat caviar."
Could this sentence mean two things:
A1-He neither drinks champagne nor eats caviar.
A2-It is not true that he either drinks champagne or eats caviar. He does both.
- He doesn't drink champagne or eat caviar.
Which means the same thing as A1.
Only B1 applies. Additionally, either would normally go after the verb. (Thanks for reminding me of that.)B-"He doesn't eat either ham or eggs."
Could this sentence mean two things:
B1-He eats neither ham nor eggs.
B2-He doesn't eat one or the either, he eats both.
I once ate green eggs and ham for breakfast. :wink:
"Would you eat them on a train?
Would you eat them in the rain?"
:wink:
Originally Posted by FW
Sorry. I couldn't respond to A. I couldn't understand it.
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C = he doesn't do this or do that. He doesn't do one or do the other.Originally Posted by FW
D = He doesn't do this or that. He doesn't do one or the other.
:D
He doesn't drink champagne, and he doesn't eat caviar. He does neither one.C-He doesn't drink champagne or eat caviar. He does both.
He doesn't eat ham, and he doesn't eat eggs. He eats neither ham nor eggs.D-He doesn't eat ham or eggs. He eats both.
:D
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