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Hello,
-They both mean nothing.
-They both make no sense.
-Both of you are not clever enough for me.
-They both seldom go to concert.
-They both never go to concert.
Could you please check out the sentences are OK or not?
Thanks.
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Re: both
(Not a Teacher)
I wouldn't say these sentences are wrong, but most of them would work better using 'neither' instead of 'both'. The 2nd and 3rd sentences really jump out at me in this regard:
2) Neither makes any sense.
3) Neither of you are clever enough for me.
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Re: both

Originally Posted by
SlickVic9000
3) Neither of you are clever enough for me.
Before anybody asks: although purists will claim that we need a singular verb there, 'are' is perfectly acceptable to most native speakers these days.
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