Reciprocal pronouns

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1. The two brothers help each other.
2. The three brothers help one another.

Is it correct to use "each other" in sentence 2?


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Yes, it is.

If your title had been each other/one another it would have led to these similar threads.
 

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1. Is the following sentence natural?

A & B are good friends. They like talking to each other on the phone.

2. Lisa and May hate each other's husbands.
Is it correct to use 'their' instead of 'each other's ' in the above sentence?

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Thanks Rover

I was editing my post when you replied my post.

Lisa and May hate each other's husbands.

Is it correct to use 'their' instead of 'each other's ' in the above sentence?
 
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Lisa and May hate each other's husbands. - Lisa hates May's husband and May hates Lisa's husband.

Lisa and May hate their husbands. - Each woman hates her own husband.
 
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Lisa and May hate each other's husbands. - Lisa hate's May's husband and May hate's Lisa's husband.

Lisa and May hate their husbands. - Each woman hates her own husband.
What is the purpose of the apostrophe that comes between the word hate and s, please?

 

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T[/STRIKE]What is the purpose of the apostrophe that comes between the word hate and s, please?

It was a typo, now corrected. Sorry.
 
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