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Yoong Liat
 
Reply Mon 6 Aug, 2007 03:14 am
1. Either of the two books is useful.
2. Either book is useful.

Do both sentences have the same meaning?

Many thanks.
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Reply Mon 6 Aug, 2007 03:45 am
Yes.

"Either" means "one of two", so "two" is redundant in the first sentence.

Both of these sentences mean the same...

Either of the books (plural)

Either book (singular)
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Reply Mon 6 Aug, 2007 03:49 am
Thanks.
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