Re: Grammar - Does "either" imply a choice between only two?

[Janice Gelb <janice -dot- gelb -at- oracle -dot- com>]

On 14/06/10 10:26 PM, Peter Neilson wrote:
> I have always felt it incorrect to say, for example, "either of the 
> following eight items" and prefer instead "any one of the following 
> eight items." Poking gently about on the internet I've not been able to 
> find any support for my preference.
> 

Might want to spend a little more time poking
around the Intertubes next time :->

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Either

-- Janice

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