“When I between two jockeys ride,
I have a knave on either side.”
Neither signifies “not either;” as “Neither of the Bacons was related to Hogg.”
The demonstrative pronouns precisely point out the subjects to which they relate; such are this and that, with their plurals these and those; as, “This is a foreign Prince; that is an English Peer.”
This refers to the nearest person or thing, and to the latter or last mentioned; that to the most distant, and to the former or first mentioned; as, “This is a man; that is a nondescript.” “At the period of the Reformation in Scotland, a curious contrast between the ancient and modern ecclesiastical systems was observed; for while that had been always maintained by a Bull, this was now supported by a Knox.”
The indefinite are those which express their subjects in an indefinite or general manner; as, some, other, any, one, all, such, &c.
When the definite article the comes before the word other, those who do not know better, are accustomed to strike out the he in the, and to say, t’other.
The same persons also use other in the comparative degree; for sometimes, instead of saying quite the reverse, or perhaps rewerse, they avail themselves of the expression, more t’other.
So much for the Pronouns.