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“Both” refers to two items only. It is easy in speech to absent-mindedly add items to an initial pair and wind up saying things like “I like both mangos and papayas and Asian pears.” Try to avoid this when writing.How do you use “both” in a possessive construction? It’s not easy. “It’s both of our home town” sounds awkward. Better to restructure the sentence and say “it’s the home town of both of us.”People occasionally say things like “I phoned both them,” when they mean “I phoned both of them,” or “I phoned them both.”

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Definitions

  • s  (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two
    both girls are pretty
News & Articles

  • Moore, Augustus both score 22 points in Lynx 88-79 win over Shock
    MINNEAPOLIS — Maya Moore and Seimone Augustus both scored 22 points and the Minnesota Lynx rebounded from their worst performance of the season to beat the Tulsa Shock 88-79 on Sunday night.
    June 24, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
  • 'Monsters' and Zombies Both Win On Busy Weekend
    Coming off Man of Steel's record-breaking opening last weekend, it seemed unlikely that both Monsters University and World War Z would score strong debuts this weekend. Ultimately, that assumption proved very wrong: Monsters University had one of Pixar's highest openings ever, while World War Z crushed even the most generous expectations. The loser here was Man of Steel, which took an abnormally ...
    June 24, 2013 - Box Office Mojo
  • Drew Brees debunks rumors he broke both legs in car crash
    By DANIELLE HAYNES, UPI.com Drew Brees, the New Orleans Saints quarterback, took to Twitter Sunday to debunk rumors he broke both legs and was paralyzed after a car accident.
    June 23, 2013 - UPI