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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Use of "both"

If someone writes "We are expecting 250 contact details for both Secondary school and hotels." Does it mean 250 contacts or 500 contacts.
  

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" because you can't be sure.

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  • " because you can't be sure.
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I know that I would have to ask "Is that 250 each or 250 total?" because you can't be sure.
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What would be your first thought after reading this?
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My first thought is that I would need to ask for clarification.
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