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TOY - 23 Jan 2004 18:14 GMT

then do you think the first is a little bit better than the second.

(1) The night your wife and you came .....

(2) The night you and your wife came......

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Adrian Bailey - 23 Jan 2004 19:17 GMT

> then do you think the first is a little bit better than the second.
>
> (1) The night your wife and you came .....
>
> (2) The night you and your wife came......

What a silly subject line. (2) is normal and the one I'd recommend.

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Skitt - 23 Jan 2004 20:29 GMT

>> then do you think the first is a little bit better than the second.
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> What a silly subject line. (2) is normal and the one I'd recommend.

She may have been faking it, though.

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Charles Riggs - 24 Jan 2004 08:04 GMT

>> then do you think the first is a little bit better than the second.
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>What a silly subject line.

I'd award it the *Worst AUE Subject Line Ever* award, myself.

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CyberCypherTW - 28 Jan 2004 01:02 GMT

Subject: If we are serious about English Grammar,
From: "TOY" chansf@carlsberg.com.hk
Date: 1/23/04 6:14 PM GMT Standard Time
Message-id: <1074881695.552614@hkpu01>

then do you think the first is a little bit better than the second.

(1) The night your wife and you came .....

(2) The night you and your wife came......

You need to learn how to distinguish between questions of grammar and questions
of style. Your question is about style and not at all about grammar. There is
nothing wrong with the grammar of either phrase, but one (2) is idiomatic and
the other (1) is not.

--
Franke

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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2004

If we are serious about English Grammar,