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28 January
- Simplified Chinese (China)
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Which sentence is more natural?
- They both can replace that word.
- They can both replace that word.
Which sentence is more natural?
- They both can replace that word.
- They can both replace that word.
- They both can replace that word.
- They can both replace that word.
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- English (US)
Both sound natural, and native speakers would phrase the sentence either way.
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- English (US)
- Simplified Chinese (China)
@InsertANameHere All right, can you take a look at these two sentences and then tell me which one is more natural?
- We were both young when I first saw you. (just like Taylor Swift's Love Story)
- We both were young when I first saw you.
I'm not sure where the word "both" would be more common.
- We were both young when I first saw you. (just like Taylor Swift's Love Story)
- We both were young when I first saw you.
I'm not sure where the word "both" would be more common.
- Simplified Chinese (China)
@emtrivoli In China, what we learned is that only the second sentence is correct. What do you Americans think?
- English (US)
@impressyou They both sound natural to me, and neither is wrong. The first phrasing, however, is far more common. The second one sounds more formal to me.
https://textranch.com/317937/we-are-both/or/we-...
Note the disparity in their use.
Highly-rated answerer
- Simplified Chinese (China)
@InsertANameHere Thanks so much for your answer and your link! I've got it.
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