Using "either" and "neither"

[madmartee]

Maybe it's a Midwest thing, but I was taught to pronounce "either" and "neither" as ˈē-thər and ˈnē-thər. These pronunciations are also listed first in several dictionaries I've checked. Whether this means that these are the preferred pronunciations appears to be a debate unto itself. But I rarely hear the long "e" versions used on U.S. television or by people from the East Coast. Rather it's the long "i" "alternatives", which still sound strange to me no matter how many times I hear them.

[gensterize]

thanks sir!

[MsNelya1]

Hello,Paul

Thank you for this video! Now I'm familiar with neither...nor. Could you please

explain how to use either...or. I'm kind of confused a little bit:).Thanks,Nellie

[Mattisebastian]

awesome thanks! you are a great teacher

[toys592]

why you dont say

i dont want that ,and neither does he

why you dont say

i dont want that , and neither he does

[mambo81811]

I see now...So you can actually use both pronunciation doesn't matter on what situation...Thanx :-)

[tfortwins660]

Hello, Paul

Can I use your examples to other students and co-workers. Thanks, Al

[learnamericanenglish]

@tfortwins660 -- Hi. Sure, no problem.

[papepox]

you're awesome thaks

[Nitonogol]

Thanks! 

[RicardoATBarbosa]

Very good. Thanks a lot.

[a7thd]

Thanks. Very useful.

[SoulsKIng121]

thanks



[ashton485]

i love this very much thank you i pass my cxc and sea

[learnamericanenglish]

@94weisse -- Well, you can also use "either" when presented with a choice. Here's an example:

A: Which one do you want?

B: Either one is okay. It doesn't make a difference.

[GlitterBitchxx]

Oh now I finally get it :D lol xD

Thanks :)

[blazma2000]

I would like to thank you for the wonderful way you deliver information to the minds of your pupils.

In fact, I find it difficult to understand some English grammar until I found you in YouTube by accident.

Thank God for that

Mr. Powell, you are truly a wonderful teacher in every sense of the word

[Yokokatsuma]

I have a question!!!! How to spell "either" ? (E-ther or I-ther) I saw you spell both them.

sorry for bad English.

[Emmanuel20082009]

@Yokokatsuma are you seriously? 

[civsation]

@Yokokatsuma Watch 1:00 - 1:07. He says: "You can pronounce this e-ther or i-ther."

[mrjamal454]

how can i learn online?

this one is simple 

[descontroladoxelrock]

what about "nor"?,example "I didn't go to the park,nor did she"

[learnamericanenglish]

@descontroladoxelrock -- That's a great idea for a new video. Thanks for the feedback.

[177Luck]

Thanks a lot very helpful

[ycst25]

gosh i was very surprised about the pronunciations ....are they both american pronunciations??

[MrBleedair]

Thanks so much! Now I have undestood the thing about either and neither... helps me a lot!!!! Thanks!!!!

[xxxxmmmm0809]

Thanks for teaching us teacher Paul >>

[qlple]

hi, it's really great and helpful job from you . thank you a lot for teaching.

From 'Yemen' ^_^

[victoryforJ]

very useful video. thanks a lot :-)

[waswat]

Should add the more complex examples like

- either ... or ... [for a choice]

- neither ... nor ... [both aren't]

[rodrigogier]

0:59 u said neither pronouncing like a german ...

[LLUVIAization]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

[juwanwimalarathne]

ur teaching so clear,easy to understand

[princessrobin25]

hi teacher!..thanks for teaching you really help me a lot.its really hard to study english by my own effort but you make it simple to me.GODBLESS!..=D

[ssa12344]

Thank you sooo much! This helped alot. You are a amazing teacher.

[mthompson123411]

Arigato Sensei

[asmaaegypt]

Thanks a lot Sir! I'm really grateful.

Just one question, is it ok to say "either of us want to ..." , "neither of them liked ....", etc ?

[rjulios234]

Thank you very much, sensei (teacher) !!!

[cXkInGoD]

Many things i 've learn tday. So, too, neither, either. those are very tricky to me. Thanks guru.

[learnamericanenglish]

You're welcome. Yes, they are very tricky for someone whose first language isn't English. I'm glad this helps. Paul

[jxnet]

@cXkInGoD Don't confuse people!. You meant "I've learned/learnt" and I'm not sure about the final "To".

[blue91r09]

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[gini2907]

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Thanks a lot for the videos, I just found them, I am gonna watch them all. Thanks.

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They're very easy to understand!!!

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[mace1337]

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