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What is the difference between "both" and "the both of them".
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Nothing, in the appropriate sentences. I have two guppies. I love both.
- Nothing, in the appropriate sentences.
- I have two guppies.
- I love both.
- I love both of them.
- I love the both of them.
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Nothing, in the appropriate sentences.
I have two guppies.
I love both.
I love both of them.
I love the both of them.
I love both guppies.
All of these are acceptable formations, meaning the same thing. In the first 4 sentences, 'both' is a pronoun; in the last, it is a determiner.
I have two guppies.
I love both.
I love both of them.
I love the both of them.
I love both guppies.
All of these are acceptable formations, meaning the same thing. In the first 4 sentences, 'both' is a pronoun; in the last, it is a determiner.
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