I don't know which

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I don't know which

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Can one say

1. They hire every actor who speaks German or Italian. I don't know which.
2. They hire every actor either who speaks German or who speaks Italian. I don't know which.
3. They hire every actor either with a good knowledge of German or with a good knowledge of Italian. I don't know which.
4. They hire every actor with either a good knowledge of German or a good knowledge of Italian. I don't know which.

5. They hire either every actor with a good knowledge of German or every actor with a good knowledge of Italian. I don't know which.

?

I think (5) is clear. I am not sure about the other ones.

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Re: I don't know which

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Why not

They hire every actor who speaks either German or Italian.

? It seems clear enough to me!
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