• itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    61·
    21 days ago

    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
      122·
      21 days ago

      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·
        21 days 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!