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Hi guys,

Is it correct to say "I am not on neither of them's side or I am on his or their side.
 

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I don't know what you want to say, but you can't use 'not' and 'neither' together like this.

Perhaps, "I am not on either of their sides" would do the trick.
 

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And the opposite meaning of "not on neither".

Read post #1.
 

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I am not on either of their sides or I am not on neither of their sides, is it right? can neither be replaced by "any"?
 

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I am not on either of their sides = I am on neither of their sides.

In both cases there are two sides. You would use "any" if there were more than two sides.
 

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so can "either" be replaced by "any"?
 

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Only if there are more than two sides. Didn't you read post #7?
 
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