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either
Determinative
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Any one out of two options.
I can write with either hand.
You can drink either tea or coffee.
Either it is or it isn't.
They can be used either alone or in groups.
Few people liked it; most either ignored it or hated it.
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Each or both from two options
The room has a door at either end.
People were walking on either side of the road.
I can't find either shoe. I have lost both shoes.
I have a blue coat and a green coat. Either will keep me warm.
There will still be problems in either of the following two cases.
either
Adverb
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After a list of two negatives (phrases with "not" in), this means "too" or "also".
I don't like him and I don't like her either.
I can't sing and I can't dance either.
I do not eat fish and I do not eat seafood either.
No other country has any real friends either.
way
Noun
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A way is how someone does something.
The committee made a good decision about which way to make the machine.
One way to cook food is to put it in an oven; another way is with a flame.
I do things my own way.
That way of thinking will not solve the problem.
Farming is a great way of life.
A car crash was the same way my dad died.
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A way is a style.
She dresses that way every day.
I started to see things in a different way.
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A way is a path, a road, or a route; how you get to a certain place.
Do you know the way to the lunch room?
I was on my way to Paris when I got lost.
He went out of his way to bring me the coffee.
It's a long way from where I started.
Could you move your car out of my way?
way
Adverb
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very far
I think that it's way too early to tell what the result will be.
We missed. In fact we were way way off.