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Feb 14, 2017 · 1. A comma might be included before 'both at', but they're both acceptable. 'At both' is probably higher-register. – Edwin Ashworth. Feb 14, 2017 at 16:17. 2. This is subtle, but I would use "at both" if the program was somehow connected with or distributed between both locations, and I would use "both at" if the two identical programs were ...
Nov 20, 2019 · Both windows ; Both the windows ; Both of the windows; All mean the same thing in most contexts. It all comes down to the use of the definite article "the", which is well documented, but I'll try and explain using this example. I'm sure you know that you use the definite article when you are referring to a specific thing or a specific set of ...
That leaves (rearranging the order a little to show the Q-float direction of both): Both A and B are very good. A and B both are very good. A and B are both very good. These all mean the same thing. And here's a couple more sentences that these all come from, via conjunction reduction: A is very good. B is very good.
Aug 26, 2015 · 1. Either or both of A and B are true. – tchrist ♦. Sep 21, 2013 at 1:05. 1. I think this is perfectly acceptable, and less confusing than some of the alternatives proposed. – Kaiser Octavius. Sep 21, 2013 at 1:47. It is important to emphasize that simply saying "or" in this case is preferred.
Dec 20, 2016 · "..the both parties.." is incorrect. Here, both has already qualified parties and is clear what/who is being referred to. Nevertheless, people use it in an informal way. Shouldn't it be "both (of) the parties" or "both parties"? Both your options are correct. "both the parties" is short for "both of the parties" and is completely acceptable.
May 10, 2011 · Adding the onto that is similar to saying "the the users". People sometimes do this anyway, such as in the phrase "the both of them", but it's informal. On the other hand, "both the users" is short for "both of the users". The of is just elided. I would think this is common enough to be acceptable. But if you're in doubt, either use "both of ...
Jul 22, 2016 · 1. The conjunction both is used before two or more following things to stress that they all are included, whereas or always introduces an alternative. Like you can't both have your cake and eat it, you can't have both something *or anything else -- it's always both one and the other or either one or the other. Share.
Kevin is right that both of which I have little of is good; so is: This takes a lot of time and money to keep going, of both of which I have little. Moreover, one of your original suggestions — This takes a lot of time and money to keep going, of which both I have little. — also seems correct to me, but only in formal writing (or speech by ...
Jun 22, 2015 · Putting "both" directly after "is" emphasizes the sentence's focus on the description of the thing's dual nature, while putting "a" in between minutely breaks the rhetorical flow of the sentence, and to my eye throws a bit more weight onto the final "thing"--i.e. "This is a...thing." Share. Improve this answer.
I've been told "both" implies that the girls went to the same school (they didn't). I maintain that "each" should be used with more than two. Both are perfectly correct. 1 does not imply that they went to the same school, and 2 does not imply that there were more than two sisters. Both should be preferred , each sounds silly in case of only two ...
