From a post: "either" for "too/also"

[Tom Zurinskas]

I'm amazed how often I hear "EYE-ther" for "either" lately.  It always used to be ~eether as I remember.

Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
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> On Feb 20, 2014, at 7:31 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
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> > A. "14.0.6 shows up in MAU but it seems to be stuck in a loop, never
> > installing.""
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> > B. "Yeah, I'm getting the stuck-in-a-loop install _either_."
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> > "Positive anymore" has company.
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> Ouch.  This one seems weird to me.  I'm not Otto Jespersen, but if I were to play him on TV, I'd diagnose this as a blend of "I'm getting the stuck-in-a-loop install too" and "I'm never installing either", or some such.  I guess if were Jerry Cohen I'd say the same.
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