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either one vs either of

Both "either one" and "either of" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Either one" is used when referring to a choice between two options, while "either of" is used when referring to a choice among multiple options.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 1408 views

either one

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a choice between two options.

Use "either one" when you are presenting a choice between two options and emphasizing that only one of them can be chosen.

Examples:

You can have either one of the desserts on the menu.
You can choose either one of the two colors for the car.

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It was taken unbeknownst to either one.
Not that I'm qualified to handle either one.
He'll add another channel to your television or give you another 90 minutes of exercise a week, either one.
And believe me, Missy, either one's fine with me.
I've got two bodies in ten body bags, and you were the last person to see either one.
We ran a picture, with the article, of the president and was taken unbeknownst to either one.
Or get either one from you.
For any of the candidates, either one.
It's either one or the other.
You've certainly got the rack for either one.
People or machines, either one.
I'm not in either one now.
You didn't serve either one walking in the minefields.
You can not go wrong with either one.
They're children who have lost either one or both parents.
Stuck between two worlds and afraid to walk away from either one.
He calls again, you'll capture either one.
And we don't have either one.
I don't blame either one.
You think either one or the other.

Alternatives:

choose one
pick one
select one

either of

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a choice among multiple options.

Use "either of" when you are presenting a choice among multiple options and emphasizing that any one of them can be chosen.

Examples:

You can choose either of the desserts on the menu.
You can have either of the two colors for the car.

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Not either of our best characteristics.
He'd be a capital match for either of my sisters.
Type examination may be carried out in either of the following manners.
Not a civil word from either of them.
No, I haven't seen either of them.
However, the revised proposal does not meet either of these objectives.
Nothing to place him at either of the scenes.
I can't see either of them.
I'm not afraid of either of them.
You can't trust either of them.
Not either of the guys that was at the clinic.
Tell me one good reason why either of these photos is authentic.
No, we don't have either of those.
And that doesn't bode well for either of our futures.
So either of those will work.
You're not dating either of them.
I don't answer to either of them.
I still don't trust either of them.
Maybe because I'm not really either of those things.
Like either of them should talk.

Alternatives:

any of
one of
some of

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