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Bookmark or Share- Is there a word analogous to "dual" for three or more options?Three-way has connotations of some sort of physical object or direction, that I don't want either. Triadic might work but it is of Greek origin, whereas dual and trinal are from Latin. Paucal, is not specific to three, but is a good alternative to multiple.
- Equivalent of "both" when referring to three or more items?Interesting, thanks! Unfortunately that doesn't seem to me to be usable either, as "There are several recommendations I have to further improve the sites — all three to improve their profit, decrease their cost and improve their usability." sounds like the "three" counts the recommendations. –
- word choice - "Three quarters" vs. "three fourths" - English Language ...A "quarter" is far more commonly used in conversation than a "fourth" but both mean "one part in four" (1/4). A "quarter" is a countable part so you can have two quarters or three quarters (such as pieces of a cake or pie). These could be separate quarter-sizes pieces or a fraction of the whole.
- What's the best way to use "either" on more than two options?Either--Or statement is used to choose between two given options , in the sentence you mention , there are three given choices , so . Either remove one option or. Write the sentence simply like : I can classify all pitches as fast balls , breaking balls and/or off-speed pitches.
- Words similar to 'either' and 'neither' for 3 items1. Not similar to each other, but to themselves. People use both words for 3 or more items. Still, that was more a response to the question title than the question body... – user28567. Commented Sep 29, 2013 at 21:22. 2. Either can't be used (grammatically) to mean more than two. See definition.
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