Neither of them are particularly obvious

[joham]

In the sentence 'Neither of them are particularly obvious' could 'they' possibly refer to 'two people' or just mean two things?

 

[Raymott]

It could refer to two people.

 

[Roman55]

In the sentence 'Neither of them are particularly obvious'

I am not a teacher.

Note that informally, "Neither of them are..." is acceptable but that in a more formal register "neither of..." should be followed by a singular verb.