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Discussion Groups / British English / March 2004Both are/Are both
Is one of these phrases wrong? 1 "They are both tall." 2 "They both are tall." If both are considered right, which one is recommended?  Signature© S t e f a n ********************************************* E-mail: stefan_hstd(at) H O T M A I L . C O M ********************************************* > Is one of these phrases wrong? > 1 "They are both tall." > 2 "They both are tall." > If both are considered right, which one is recommended? Neither are wrong but the second isn't good modern English. An alternative way of saying it might be to exclude the word "they" and in this case, "both are tall" would be the correct order of words. Signaturehttp://www.dacha.freeuk.com/penny/2d-0.htm I made one graceful sweep of the blade then rapidly placed my head in the microwave oven, closed the door and switched on. At 08:53:27 on Sun, 7 Mar 2004, David <david@dacha.freeuk.com> wrote in <4c8bda18e0david@dacha.freeuk.com>: >Neither are wrong but the second isn't good modern English. David! Neither *is* wrong. SignatureMolly Mockford I think I've been too long on my own, but the little green goblin that lives under the sink says I'm OK - and he's never wrong, so I must be! (My Reply-To address *is* valid, though may not remain so for ever.) > At 08:53:27 on Sun, 7 Mar 2004, David <david@dacha.freeuk.com> wrote > in <4c8bda18e0david@dacha.freeuk.com>: > >Neither are wrong but the second isn't good modern English. > David! Neither *is* wrong. Molly! Don't you ever use idiomatic English? (Must be the terribly upsetting effect of Alistair Cooke not leaving us with a few last words after all these years.) Signaturehttp://www.dacha.freeuk.com/zodiac/6vir-0.htm Virgo (August 24th - September 23rd) Images, Associations, Qualities, Careers, Health >> Is one of these phrases wrong? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Neither are wrong but the second isn't good modern English. <snip> Shouldn't that be "neither is wrong"? SignatureJohn Hall "Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing." Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-83) > >> Is one of these phrases wrong? > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Neither are wrong but the second isn't good modern English. > <snip> > Shouldn't that be "neither is wrong"? We've done that. I was having a bad hare day! Signaturehttp://www.dacha.freeuk.com/joachim/14-0.htm "Note that one night too, the three blutwursts for Lohengrin's five very sick swans even got ate by nine. That's ten incidents!" >In article <aMmLjNDi5uSAFwot@jhall.demon.co.uk>, John Hall >> >Neither are wrong but the second isn't good modern English. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >We've done that. I was having a bad hare day! Too much rabbiting? SignatureColl > >In article <aMmLjNDi5uSAFwot@jhall.demon.co.uk>, John Hall > >> >Neither are wrong but the second isn't good modern English. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > > >We've done that. I was having a bad hare day! > Too much rabbiting? Stop hounding me! Signaturehttp://www.dacha.freeuk.com/photo/0y05-0.htm The spectral display of Ice Crystal Clouds >> >In article <aMmLjNDi5uSAFwot@jhall.demon.co.uk>, John Hall >> >> >Neither are wrong but the second isn't good modern English. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Stop hounding me! Only if you stop badgering me! (she said, doggedly). SignatureColl > >> >In article <aMmLjNDi5uSAFwot@jhall.demon.co.uk>, John Hall > >> >> >Neither are wrong but the second isn't good modern English. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > > Only if you stop badgering me! (she said, doggedly). Weasel words won't work, you know. We'll ferret out what you mean eventually. Signaturehttp://www.dacha.freeuk.com/photo/0y05-0.htm The spectral display of Ice Crystal Clouds >> >> >In article <aMmLjNDi5uSAFwot@jhall.demon.co.uk>, John Hall >> >> >> >Neither are wrong but the second isn't good modern English. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >Weasel words won't work, you know. We'll ferret out what you mean >eventually. Oh deer. SignatureColl > >> >> >In article <aMmLjNDi5uSAFwot@jhall.demon.co.uk>, John Hall > >> >> >> >Neither are wrong but the second isn't good modern English. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > Oh deer. Stop fawning like that. Such words only fall on fallow ground. Signaturehttp://www.dacha.freeuk.com/joachim/ Tales of Joachim (and his lamb) >> >> >> >In article <aMmLjNDi5uSAFwot@jhall.demon.co.uk>, John Hall >> >> >> >> >Neither are wrong but the second isn't good modern English. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >Stop fawning like that. Such words only fall on fallow ground. That's a rutting thing to say. I'm staggered! SignatureColl > >> Oh deer. > > > >Stop fawning like that. Such words only fall on fallow ground. > > > That's a rutting thing to say. I'm staggered! Staggering eh? Sounds like you're tight as a newt. Well, that's it for toady: soon be tomorrow. Signaturehttp://www.dacha.freeuk.com/penny/2d-0.htm Twopenny Blue: Genuine Forgery, Unfranked (Fine) |
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