either one vs either one of them

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

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either one

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

This phrase is used when you are selecting or referring to one of two options.

Examples:

You can choose either one of the desserts.
You can take either one of the books.
You can have either one of the colors.

Alternatives:

one of them
either option
either choice
either alternative
either possibility

either one of them

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

This phrase is used when you are selecting or referring to one of multiple options.

Examples:

You can choose either one of them to play with.
You can take either one of them to read.
You can have either one of them to wear.

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You couldn't beat either one of them.
No sign of struggle on either one of them.
Finding either one of them could lead us to luis.
Parents hate each other, but I don't see either one of them coaching the kid to lie.
Check the union-card prints, see if either one of them has a criminal record.
So all we have to do is lift these papers and see if either one of them pops for nitrites.
Don't even bother with Klaus, either one of them.
There's no way I could ever explain either one of them.
I'm not letting either one of them walk away.
I'm not attracted to either one of them.
She'll turn up, have a healthy baby and nothing'll ever happen to either one of them.
Okay. You need to make them believe that, because right now, I'm not sure either one of them does.
No ID on either one of them.
I could never get either one of them to eat fish, no matter how much sauce I used to disguise it...
Sure, but if either one of them wins their private war then they come out of this twice as strong.
But for now, I'm thinking that you're not going to say anything about this to either one of them.
If either one of them had won, this place still would have been divided.
The only thing the evidence proves Is either one of them could have shot Hank.
My parents had a rule that if either one of them ever came into some unexpected cash, they bought the other one a gift.
The good news is, with Sam in jail, you don't have to worry about being around either one of them for a while.

Alternatives:

one of them
any one of them
either option from the group
either choice from the selection
either alternative among them

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