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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

each other or each others

Is there and difference between each other and each others?
is 'each others ' right grammatically?
  

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They loved each other very much. The boys wanted each othe r's toys, so they fought. When you see "each others," it is the possessive form.

  • They loved each other very much.
  • The boys wanted each othe r's toys, so they fought.
  • When you see "each others," it is the possessive form.
  • It can be singular or plural possessive.
  • Sometimes I see it written without the apostrophe.
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They loved each other very much.
The boys wanted each other's toys, so they fought.

When you see "each others," it is the possessive form. It can be singular or plural possessive.
Sometimes I see it written without the apostrophe.
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AnonymousIs there a difference between each other and each others?
Each other is the plain form of the pronoun: They hate each other.
Each others is the genitive form: They tore each other’s eyes out.

There is no *each others.

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