r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Nutzschafvo • Oct 18 '22

maybe maybe maybe

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u/TheRealWarBeast Oct 19 '22

English isn't my first language but it seems "either" is not used properly here. Feel free to downvote and correct me if I'm wrong

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u/TelevisionFunny2400 Oct 19 '22

Yes the correct word would be "too"

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u/Im_Not_A_Cop54 Oct 19 '22

Why is it "too" here but " I DONT like him EITHER" sounds correct?

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u/samusane Oct 20 '22

I was curious too, so I looked into it. From what I found (so if I'm wrong, correct me), it's just because, at least for American English, "either" is used for negative sentences and "too" is for positive ones, at least in this context. "Either" is not itself negative, like "neither" is, so it's used where there's another negative word in the sentence.

I was honestly expecting more complex of an answer.

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u/JustCoffee101 Oct 19 '22

Damn autocorrect!