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[–] lowleveldata@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago

Or you can both go and have some fun

[–] JerkyChew@lemmy.one 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

Found the loophole.

[–] blackluster117@possumpat.io 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Us is a plural subject, so I believe are is correct.

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

think of the positive version of the sentence and it becomes more obvious it should be is:

"Either of us is going"

Or, to further stress the point, turn it into a question:

"Is either of us going?"

The subject is not us, it's "either of us", which is singular

[–] huginn@feddit.it 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Problem is: "Are either of us going" sounds right too.

Either is not always singular - Either the Red Sox or the Yankees are going to win tonight, not Either the Red Sox or the Yankees is going to win.

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Fair, didn't think of that. If x or y in "either x or y" is plural, the whole phrase is plural. Either the Red Sox or the Yankees are going to win, either their team or ours is going to win.

Thanks for pointing it out!

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

It's neither, nor either.

[–] sag@ani.social 12 points 1 month ago
[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Translation:
[Death] What does that mean, resurrected? I'm traveling the long way here, and now something like this.

[Guy in bed] I think that's outrageous too.

One of my favorite German comic series: nichtlustig.de

[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

is anyone ever even really on their way to anything?

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 month ago

We are all on our way toward death.

[–] BugleFingers@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Rusted root is

[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Someone overhearing this now knows that if they reach a Halloween party, they will be briefly immortal.

[–] justabaldguy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

DID ANYONE ELSE READ DEATH'S VOICE LIKE THIS?

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I think a mean girls "get in, loser" style death is still mostly unexplored

[–] dread@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

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