'Both' in English is commonly misused

Lucien J.C1Kwiziq community member

'Both' in English is commonly misused

'Certain adverbs of time and manner can both be AT THE END or AT THE START of the sentence' - no, they can be used 'either at the end or at the start'. You are confusing 'both/and' with 'either/or'.

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Bonjour Lucien,

That's a very good point! Thank you for pointing this out!

Merci et bonne journée !

Lucien J. asked:

'Both' in English is commonly misused

'Certain adverbs of time and manner can both be AT THE END or AT THE START of the sentence' - no, they can be used 'either at the end or at the start'. You are confusing 'both/and' with 'either/or'.

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