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[Nightmare85]

Hello,
Some weeks ago I learned the difference between too and either.
We do not use too for negative sentences.

Okay, but I have another question.
Let's say we have two cars - car 1 is perfect and car 2 has many problems.

Car 1 looks great and is very fast.
Car 2 doesn't look great and is not very fast either.
Car 2 doesn't look great and is also not very fast. :?:
Car 2 doesn't look great and is not very fast too. :?:

When I use either doesn't it refer to the previous sentence?
In our case it would mean that car 1 looks bad and is slow too, same as car 2.
I don't really believe either refers to sentence 1.

Maybe my question is not very understandable, so just say it and I will try to explain it better

Cheers!

 

[emsr2d2]

Hello,
Some weeks ago I learned the difference between too and either.
We do not use too for negative sentences.

Okay, but I have another question.
Let's say we have two cars - car 1 is perfect and car 2 has many problems.

Car 1 looks great and is very fast.
Car 2 doesn't look great and is not very fast either.
Car 2 doesn't look great and is also not very fast. :?:
Car 2 doesn't look great and is not very fast too. :?:

When I use either doesn't it refer to the previous sentence?
In our case it would mean that car 1 looks bad and is slow too, same as car 2.
I don't really believe either refers to sentence 1.

Maybe my question is not very understandable, so just say it and I will try to explain it better

Cheers!

If Car 1 is perfect and doesn't share any attributes with Car 2, then you don't need "too" or "either".

"Car 1 looks great and is really fast. Car 2 doesn't look great and it isn't very fast."

The information about Car 2 doesn't relate to the information about Car 1 at all.

As a sentence on its own, "Car 2 doesn't look great and it isn't very fast either" means the same as "Car 2 doesn't look great, nor is it very fast".

 

[~Mav~]

As a sentence on its own, "Car 2 doesn't look great and it isn't very fast either" means the same as "Car 2 doesn't look great, nor is it very fast".

Would it be correct to say "car 2 neither looks great, nor is very fast" :?:

 

[emsr2d2]

Would it be correct to say "car 2 neither looks great, nor is very fast" :?:

Almost! "Car 2 neither looks great nor is it very fast."