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neither or either I haven't read either of these books ( does it mean that there are more than 2 books? so I use either ) I haven't read neither of these books ( these = 2 books. So neither) Is it correct??
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Either of those books. If you leave out the noun "books" then you would say neither- for example "which of those books have you read?" Answer "Neither of THEM".
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I always think of Neither as a negative Either, so : 'I have read "neither" of those books. ' 'I haven't read "either" of those books But in that context for both there would only be two books. Also you wouldn't use neither in a question.
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Neither = not either You can only use them when there are two options. "I haven't read either of these books." = "I have read neither of these books". "I haven't read neither..." is incorrect. The reason is more logical than grammatical. Although double negatives are part of Italian grammar, they're not used in English, so a double negative sounds like you're saying (-1)*(-1) = (-1) to an English ear. Double negatives are used in some dialects (namely, African American Vernacular... and I think in New York as well), but otherwise they're never used by native speakers and are wrong.
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