Alpo Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 As I'm sure we all know those words can be correctly pronounced two different ways. With an E sound - Neether - or with a Y sound - Neyether. My question is, do you use the same vowel sound for both? Whichever one you use, do you say Eether/Neether or Eyether/Neyrther? Or do you use one for one and the other for the other? I don't like that idea eether, and neyether one of us is going to help. I actually use both vowel sounds, but I guess I would say EEther maybe 90% of the time, over EYEther. But NEEther and NYEther is closer to half and half. But then I've also been known to say things like, "I ain't not never gonna do it nohow". So you probably shouldn't attempt to emulate my speech pattern. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 I use both, depends on what I think flows better. "Neyether one nor the other." "Which do you want?" "Neether one." "Eyether will do." 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 Either is just a neither without the n. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 Either or, neither nor. I actually use both pronunciations like what @Subdeacon Joesaid. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted September 12 Author Share Posted September 12 On the subject of either/neither: WEB Griffin has several series of books. Several of them have a lot in common. Many of his characters own Jaguars. Most of his characters are rich. And many of his characters come from Pennsylvania - Philadelphia generally. And these Pennsylvanians frequently say, "either do I". Not neither do I - either do I. The first time I saw it I thought it was a typo. Printing error. But he does it often. Often enough that it's apparently intentional. So for people from Pennsylvania, is this common: "I don't want to do that." "Either do I." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 eether/neether all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Lizard Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 Go back to bed...Tomorrow will be a better day for you..... Texas Lizard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 Tomatoe, tomeyeto, either eyether! Let's call the whole thing off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 I don't use nary a one of the options given. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 this is an age old question - they actually wrote a song - "lets call the whole thing off" , FWIW i use both depending on the circumstances 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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