"We each think our own idea is better"

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Scenario: A and B are arguing, each thinks his (assume both are male) idea is better than the other person's.

So can A say "We each think our own idea is better." Does it sound right? The pronoun "our" seems strange.

Can should I say "assume bothe are males

Thank you in advance

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Scenario: A and B are arguing, each thinks his (assume both are male) idea is better than the other person's.

So can A say "We each think our own idea is better." Does it sound right? I wouldn't say it's wrong. However, I'd say 'Each of us thinks his own idea is better'.

Can ... I say "assume both are males". Yes, either the noun or the adjective would be OK here. You can definitely assume both are male, because men always think their own idea is better! (ha-ha)

Best wishes, Clive

CalifJim · Answer

"Assume both (not 'bothe') are male (not 'males')" 'male' is being used as an adjective. Adjectives don't inflect for plurality.
CJ

Joey_five · Answer

thank you to both of you (or should I say each of you??)

So can male (or female) be used as a plural noun?

Joey_five · Answer

'Each of us thinks his own idea is better' ....... this one sounds better than the original sentence.

But on second thought, it still looks a bit strange to use "his" after "us". Neither "our" nor "his" looks natural to me. Any comments?

CalifJim · Answer

"male" and "female" can both be used as both nouns or adjectives.

"Each thinks his own idea is better" is perfectly fine. All you're doing is adding "of us". There's nothing weird about the resulting "Each of us thinks his own idea is better".

CJ

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