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Rule "ether vs either"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: ether vs either
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>either</suggestion>?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/too-and-either-grammar/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • We can ether go to the shopping center or spend the day in the park.
    Correction suggestion: either
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Ether was either sniffed or drunk and, in some towns, replaced alcohol entirely.
ID: ETHER_EITHER [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-24 22:33:07 +0200)