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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
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Feature

Does this sentence make sense:



"Both pictures feature different settings."

  

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"Both" is a troublemaker. Native speakers get wrapped around the axle trying to use it. "Feature" and "settings" are fine there, but as the sentence stands, it means that each picture considered alone features different settings, which can't be what you mean because there are easy ways to say that.

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  • "Both" is a troublemaker.
  • Native speakers get wrapped around the axle trying to use it.
  • "Feature" and "settings" are fine there, but as the sentence stands, it means that each picture considered alone features different settings, which can't be what you mean because there are easy ways to say that.
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"Both" is a troublemaker. Native speakers get wrapped around the axle trying to use it. "Feature" and "settings" are fine there, but as the sentence stands, it means that each picture considered alone features different settings, which can't be what you mean because there are easy ways to say that. I suspect you mean "The two pictures feature different settings."

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Christine Christie

Does this sentence make sense:
"Both pictures feature different settings."

Not really. "both" is not used correctly.

Because of "both" the sentence says
One of the pictures features different settings, and the other picture also features different settings.

I don't think that's what you mean

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