Their way or their ways
Hi. Do the two example sentences mean basically the same, except that no. 1 stresses the notion that each went to their particular place and the place not being the same for everyone (although I think the sentence (no.1) could mean that)? I hope my question is clear. Thank you in advance for your help.
1. They all went their way.
2. They all went their ways.
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Native speakers disagree on things like that. I like to keep the idiom intact and say "they all went their way". Others insist that I'm being ungrammatical, I guess, and say "they all went their ways".
- Native speakers disagree on things like that.
- I like to keep the idiom intact and say "they all went their way".
- Others insist that I'm being ungrammatical, I guess, and say "they all went their ways".
- I never understood their position, and I suspect they never understood mine.
- This problem crops up a lot.
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Native speakers disagree on things like that. I like to keep the idiom intact and say "they all went their way". Others insist that I'm being ungrammatical, I guess, and say "they all went their ways". I never understood their position, and I suspect they never understood mine. This problem crops up a lot. Do we pull their leg or their legs?
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