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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Is this sentence correct in American English Language?

Is this sentence correct in American English Language?

The friendship between both of us is good. Do we need to put (the) before both?

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Anonymous The friendship between both of us is good. Friendship is already a relationship between two (or more) people. both makes no sense.

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  • Anonymous The friendship between both of us is good.
  • Friendship is already a relationship between two (or more) people.
  • both makes no sense.
  • You need this: The friendship between us is good.
  • You'll have to come up with another sentence if you want to talk about both vs the both .
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AnonymousThe friendship between both of us is good.
Friendship is already a relationship between two (or more) people. both makes no sense. You need this:

The friendship between us is good.

You'll have to come up with another sentence if you want to talk about both vs the both.

Generally, the is not need
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