• itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        2·
        1 month 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
          62·
          1 month 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
            2·
            1 month 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!