“We're both” or “both of us”?
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For example:
• We're both 20.
Or
• (The) both of us are 20.
I don't mean to include the person I'm talking to. Which one is more appropriate?
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For example:
• We're both 20.
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• (The) both of us are 20.
I don't mean to include the person I'm talking to. Which one is more appropriate?
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"We are both..." and "both of us are..." are equivalent. Neither phrase, by itself, excludes the person you are telling.
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For example:
• We're both 20.
Or
• (The) both of us are 20.
I don't mean to include the person I'm talking to. Which one is more appropriate?
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"We are both..." and "both of us are..." are equivalent. Neither phrase, by itself, excludes the person you are telling.
– scenography
3 hours ago
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"We are both..." and "both of us are..." are equivalent. Neither phrase, by itself, excludes the person you are telling.
– scenography
3 hours ago
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"We are both..." and "both of us are..." are equivalent. Neither phrase, by itself, excludes the person you are telling.
– scenography
3 hours ago
"We are both..." and "both of us are..." are equivalent. Neither phrase, by itself, excludes the person you are telling.
– scenography
3 hours ago
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Both
We are twenty
and
Both of us are 20
are grammatically correct and appropriate. Using the option with the sounds terribly old fashioned and non-idiomatic.
The hearer understands that 'both' does not include him/her by the context and discernment of the speaker's intention.
answered 3 hours ago
Let's stop villifying Iran
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active
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up vote
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Both
We are twenty
and
Both of us are 20
are grammatically correct and appropriate. Using the option with the sounds terribly old fashioned and non-idiomatic.
The hearer understands that 'both' does not include him/her by the context and discernment of the speaker's intention.
answered 3 hours ago
Let's stop villifying Iran
4,77421445
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Both
We are twenty
and
Both of us are 20
are grammatically correct and appropriate. Using the option with the sounds terribly old fashioned and non-idiomatic.
The hearer understands that 'both' does not include him/her by the context and discernment of the speaker's intention.
answered 3 hours ago
Let's stop villifying Iran
4,77421445
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
Both
We are twenty
and
Both of us are 20
are grammatically correct and appropriate. Using the option with the sounds terribly old fashioned and non-idiomatic.
The hearer understands that 'both' does not include him/her by the context and discernment of the speaker's intention.
answered 3 hours ago
Let's stop villifying Iran
4,77421445
Both
We are twenty
and
Both of us are 20
are grammatically correct and appropriate. Using the option with the sounds terribly old fashioned and non-idiomatic.
The hearer understands that 'both' does not include him/her by the context and discernment of the speaker's intention.
answered 3 hours ago
Let's stop villifying Iran
4,77421445
answered 3 hours ago
Let's stop villifying Iran
4,77421445
answered 3 hours ago
Let's stop villifying Iran
4,77421445
answered 3 hours ago
Let's stop villifying Iran
4,77421445
4,77421445
add a comment |
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"We are both..." and "both of us are..." are equivalent. Neither phrase, by itself, excludes the person you are telling.
– scenography
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