Usage of both... and...
Both Book A and Book B weight 5 pounds.
Does it mean each book weight 5 pounds?
Or
Two books together weight 5 pounds?
Both... and...
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Re: Both... and...
Firstly, it should be:
Both Book A and Book B weigh 5 pounds. (no "t")
It is not the clearest of sentences.
To make it clearer, it could be:
Both Book A and Book B weigh 5 pounds each.
or preferably
Book A and Book B both weigh 5 pounds each.
Both Book A and Book B weigh 5 pounds. (no "t")
It is not the clearest of sentences.
To make it clearer, it could be:
Both Book A and Book B weigh 5 pounds each.
or preferably
Book A and Book B both weigh 5 pounds each.