In an airline safety announcement: “There are emergency exits on each side of the aircraft …” Should be: either
Grammar goof of the day
April 11, 2009 by grammarcops
Posted in GrammarGoofs & Gaff(e)s | Tagged aircraft, airline safety, announcement, correct, each, each vs. either, either, goof, grammar, language, mistake, normal, two sides, usage, words | 1 Comment
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“Each” is the correct choice. Either implies choice, state or condition. If exits are on either side of the plane, it would mean the exits exist on one side or the other, casually changing sides. They could be on either side, but in reality they are on each side of the plane, just like there are numbers on each side of a die, not on either side of a die.