• itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      62·
      2 months 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
        112·
        2 months 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·
          2 months 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!