[Grammar] rather than/either or

[Will17]

Hello!

Are these sentences correct, please?

-I'd rather leave than stay here. (would it be better to say: I would leave rather than stay here?).


-I'll either call him on Tuesday or on Wednesday. (would it be better to say: I'll call him either on Tuesday or on Wednesday?).


Thanks a lot
Will

 

[bhaisahab]

Hello!

Are these sentences correct, please?

-I'd rather leave than stay here. (would it be better to say: I would leave rather than stay here?). No, it's not better.


-I'll either call him on Tuesday or on Wednesday. (would it be better to say: I'll call him either on Tuesday or on Wednesday?. "I'll call him (on) either Tuesday or Wednesday."


Thanks a lot
Will

Bhai.

 

[Will17]

Thank you.

What about: "you can either use this or that". Is either at the right place here?

Cheers
Will

 

[5jj]

What about: "you can either use this or that". Is either at the right place here?

No.

You can EITHER use this OR that........'use this' vs. 'that. X
You can use EITHER this OR that. .......''this' vs. 'that'. :tick:

 

[freezeframe]

No.

You can EITHER use this OR that........'use this' vs. 'that. X
You can use EITHER this OR that. .......''this' vs. 'that'. :tick:

Although it's redundant and fivejedjon's 2nd sentence is better, you can say "you can either use this or use that".

This is a really good resource on parallelism: HOME

If you scroll almost to the end, there's a section on either and neither.