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                                   Is it “EE-ther” or “EYE-ther”?
                                 Is it “NEE-ther” or “NYE-ther”?
                         These words can be pronounced either way.
                    Don’t use a double negative when you say “neither.”


                            Incorrect: “He doesn’t like neither options.”

                             Correct:  “He doesn’t like either options.”

                                          “She likes neither one.”




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