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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
USE OF WORD BOTH
IS THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE CORRECT GRAMMATICALLY? IS THE USE OF THE WORD BOTH INCORRECT OR NEUTRAL?
ARE YOU BOTH TOGETHER?
ARE YOU BOTH TOGETHER?
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I'd say it depends on the situation. " makes no sense, so you can't exactly call "both" redundant. "You" can be singular or plural.
- I'd say it depends on the situation.
- " makes no sense, so you can't exactly call "both" redundant.
- "You" can be singular or plural.
- If you're standing in a crowd, waiting to be seated in a restuarant, and the hostess can clearly direct her question to you and another person, the "both" may be unnecessary.
- But then it's possible that "both" may not help.
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I'd say it depends on the situation.
Without context, "Are you together?" makes no sense, so you can't exactly call "both" redundant.
"You" can be singular or plural. If you're standing in a crowd, waiting to be seated in a restuarant, and the hostess can clearly direct her question to you and another person, the "both" may be unnecessary. But then it's possible that "both" ma
Without context, "Are you together?" makes no sense, so you can't exactly call "both" redundant.
"You" can be singular or plural. If you're standing in a crowd, waiting to be seated in a restuarant, and the hostess can clearly direct her question to you and another person, the "both" may be unnecessary. But then it's possible that "both" ma
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