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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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'Two of us', 'those of us', 'anyone of us' ,etc

'Two of us', 'those of us', 'anyone of us' ,etc

Does 'two of us' imply there are more than two people and it means two people among them, or two is an apposition to us?

Those of us who failed in the test is applying.

I think that 'who failed...' modifies those and then what does the of us function and mean?

As far as I know, 'anyone of us' means 'anyone among us'

So I am confused now. Please help me out again and I hope that I made my point clear. Thank you so much as usual and take good care.
  

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Anonymous Does 'two of us' imply there are more than two people Yes. However, ' the two of us' does not. Anonymous Those of us who failed in the test are applying.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Does 'two of us' imply there are more than two people Yes.
  • However, ' the two of us' does not.
  • Anonymous Those of us who failed in the test are applying.
  • ' modifies those and then what does the of us function and mean?
  • 'Of us' modifies 'those', too.
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AnonymousDoes 'two of us' imply there are more than two people
Yes. However, 'the two of us' does not.
AnonymousThose of us who failed in the test are applying.
AnonymousI think that 'who failed...' modifies those and then what does the of us functio
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Thank you so much, so in 'Those of us who failed in the test are applying.' Those is not an apposition to us and Those of us who failed in the test means those who failed in the test among us, right? And then, why the two of us is an exception and the two is an apposition to us and not the others?

And I have seen 'anyone of us'
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AnonymousThose is not an apposition to us
Right.
AnonymousThose of us who failed in the test means those who failed in the test among us, right?
Yes.
Anonymous, why the two of us is an exception and the two is an apposition to us and not the others?
It is not. There is no apposition.
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Now I understood your point and I was wondering if 'anyone of us' is never possible or is there another meaning in it? Because I have seen it a lot, I am confused now. Could you explain it? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
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AnonymousI was wondering if 'anyone of us' is never possible
In my opinion, it is a reasonably common misspelling.
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