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| Autor: | Teacher |
| E-mail: | não-disponível |
| Data: | 14/SET/2013 3:10 PM |
| Assunto: | either... or VS whether...or |
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I'd go with "whether" ... "or" because it sounds better than "either ... or". Although I'm not a native speaker I have a trained ear in English, and I'd suggest that how a phrase or sentence sounds to the native speaker ears is more important than the grammatical rule itself. This is a very good explanation on the topic: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/if-versus-whether?page=all |
English Made in Brazil -- English, Portuguese, & contrastive linguistics
either... or VS whether...or – J 14/SET/2013, 1:52 PM 
either... or VS whether...or – Teacher 14/SET/2013, 3:10 PM either... or VS whether...or – J 14/SET/2013, 4:23 PM somebody else, pls? – J 15/SET/2013, 9:46 PM somebody else, pls? – PPAULO 15/SET/2013, 11:44 PM somebody else, pls? – PPAULO 15/SET/2013, 11:52 PM somebody else, pls? – PPAULO 16/SET/2013, 12:13 AM "whether...or..." VS "either...or.. – J 16/SET/2013, 7:09 AM "whether...or..." VS "either...or.. – Thomas - USA 18/SET/2013, 10:52 PM