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haifagirl
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haifagirl- not really, because there’s no “do this” or “do that” in the real sentence. That’s just the “placemark” for let’s say “go to school” or “go to work.” try it again like that…

You’re absolutely right about “go to school” or “go to work.” In that case, the sentence would be “You’ll either go to school, or go to work.” However, that’s not what you said originally.

It always annoys me when people say things like “or I’ll do this, or I’ll do that.” I can’t help myself from answering “so you’ll either do this or that.”… It’s a literal translation of “ader des ader yentz”.

That is the equivalent of “You’ll either go to school or work.” Notice the lack of the second verb. That changes the meaning.