Can "either" refer to more than two people?

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"If either of you feel sick, you must report it."

Can this be said to a group of people over two persons? Or must "either" only be used when talking to/about specifically two persons/people?

Does this answer your question? Is “either” only used with two options? — Edwin Ashworth, Jan 04 '20 at 16:43

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 04 '20 at 16:07

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Either, neither, both, between, former, and latter are all words that imply exactly two things are involved.

answered Jan 04 '20 at 16:07

Mike Graham

Goos answer. Though with between, there are other possibilities, e.g. We have 10 dollars between the three of us. – Apollonian Jan 04 '20 at 16:47

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