2023年12月6日 · Each X is like you two [X] but can be used if the number of X is unknown or greater than two. Thank you both for coming. You might tend to say this if the two are husband and wife, or brother and sister, or two people who you believe know each other, for example. Thank you two for coming. You might tend to say this if the two didn't know each ...

2014年3月26日 · How would you distinguish between saying 'I gave one to both of you', meaning one to each of you; and 'I gave it to both of you', meaning for the two of you to share? If this hasn't been previously discussed I think it is worthy of further exploration. I don't incidentally think that 'the both of you' is considered terribly elegant.

2016年1月4日 · The two long 'o's in 'who' and 'you' are separated by a single short word also beginning with 'o'. Moreover, there are no hard consonants or sibilants to break up the phrase. When spoken therefore, the overall sonic effect is "oo-o-yoo", or perhaps something like "oo-a-yoo", depending on pronunciation.

2014年1月17日 · you (usually more than one person). Chiefly US: youse pron. Chiefly Northern U.S. You. Used in addressing two or more people or referring to two or more people, one of whom is addressed. See Notes at you-all, you-uns. [you + -s.] Sometimes as youse guys [Boston, New York and Philadelphia]: yous

2019年11月17日 · I hope you all are doing well. I hope you are all doing well. It occurs to me that the same thing happens with both when I'm only addressing two people rather than more than two: I hope you both are doing well. I hope you are both doing well.

2022年1月8日 · I am familiar with the expression "you two" used in sentences that address two people at once, as in: You two weren't present in the meeting. But is it okay to use this kind of expression in the third person? As in: They two weren't present in the meeting. Or should it be: The two of them weren't present in the meeting.

2017年8月9日 · "These two" is correct because two is a plural, as you say. The only sensible exception I can come up with is in a very specific verbal discussion. A signwriter is having trouble deciding how to write a numeral, so he calls a colleague over. "I'm trying to find way to make this price signage really eye-catching. So which do you prefer?

2011年8月17日 · Specifically, to say you are caught between a rock and a hard place means that you are in a dilemma. The exact dilemma seems to be exactly what you're describing--Morton's fork, which is: a choice between two equally unpleasant alternatives (in other words, a dilemma), or two lines of reasoning that lead to the same unpleasant conclusion.

2020年7月12日 · "She would cry at the thought of it, sometimes scream about it, either of the two bore no fruit." I know we can use, "neither of the two helped" but I wanted a different style.

Are these two Steves part of the same social group? Would many people know both of them? If so, my choice, in an informal context, would be Hello the Steves. Addressing the two of them together as The Steves would make less sense if they are not part of the same social grouping. Also, I wouldn't recommend it in a formal context.