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Abil,Yes, you are correct in "formal" usage. This may help clear any doubts: http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/english/2005/02/neither_or_eith.htmlLaura asks:How about using "neither" versus "either"? I transcribe for doctors, and this is one rule I just can't get...

- singular noun; singular verb, vice versa Don't think it is as easy as you can imagine like the following One person is... Two persons are... I am… You are… Try the following. Fill in the blanks (how "be" is changed for the following?): Either of 2 people __ Either you or I __ Either I or you...

Hi Marco, According to GuruNet... many a Numerous ones, as in Many a little boy has wanted to become a fireman. This adjective is always used with a singular noun, a usage dating from about 1200. Also see many is...