newlearn
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Some of my friends think that there is a difference between "the same thing twice" and "the same two things". I really don't see anything different between them. Let me give an example.
(1) I carelessly put the same noun twice in my last sentence.
(2) I carelessly put the same two nouns in my last sentence.
In (1), "the same noun twice" means that you wrote the same noun two times. In (2), "the same two nouns" means that you have two nouns, and they are the same. However, my friends argue that in (2), you have two items that are not the same.
What is the difference between the two phrases? Please explain the difference. Thank you very much.
(1) I carelessly put the same noun twice in my last sentence.
(2) I carelessly put the same two nouns in my last sentence.
In (1), "the same noun twice" means that you wrote the same noun two times. In (2), "the same two nouns" means that you have two nouns, and they are the same. However, my friends argue that in (2), you have two items that are not the same.
What is the difference between the two phrases? Please explain the difference. Thank you very much.