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Showing posts with label conjunctions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conjunctions. Show all posts

Between... and

Between 2006 or 2007, she was working for a PR company.

I often read this "between... or" combination. The correct form of this connector is "between... and." Thus the sentence above should read:

Between 2006 and 2007, she was working for a PR company.

Me, Either or Me, Too?

How often do you hear these expressions? I bet all the time! :)

But when to use Me, either! and Me, too!? (oops is my double punctuation correct there?)

Let's take a look at the following sentences.

Boy: I loved the movie!
Girl: Me, too!

Girl: I didn't quite get that.
Boy: Me, either.
Or the more formal reply would be: I didn't get it, either.

Are these sentences correct? Yes!

In these expressions, we use "too" in affirmative or interrogative sentence to add an agreeing thought. On the other hand, we use "either" in negative sentence/idea to add an agreeing thought.

"Too" or "either" usually comes at the end of the clause. Formal English often requires that we put a comma before it.