Both of us / We both won a prize.
I have made up the two examples below.
(1a) Last week, both of us won a prize in the weekly draw. We were very happy about it.
(1b) Last week, we both won a prize in the weekly draw. We were very happy about it.
I think either "both of us won..." or "we both won..." means "We each won a prize".
My non-native English speaking friends disagree with me. They think it means "There was only one prize won, and we shared it."
Who is correct? Please help me. Many thanks.
Top answer
By common sense, I would initially assume two prizes, one each, because that is the way that drawings work. But grammatically, it is ambiguous.
- By common sense, I would initially assume two prizes, one each, because that is the way that drawings work.
- But grammatically, it is ambiguous.
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By common sense, I would initially assume two prizes, one each, because that is the way that drawings work. But grammatically, it is ambiguous.
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