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To: Dayuhan who wrote (2460)5/10/1999 11:47:00 AM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4711
 
Well, it depends.

If she wants us each to separately get 20 lashes, you are right.

But maybe she wants us to bend over side by side so that the lash can strike both of us simultaneously. (Ow - sounds painful!) In that case, it would be correct.

But it would also make her a pervert.

Which would Joan prefer -- to be known as a pervert or to be known as one who made a grammatic error?



To: Dayuhan who wrote (2460)5/10/1999 12:54:00 PM
From: jbe  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 4711
 
Steve, there is nothing wrong with the phrase "both of you", as I used it.

Fill the sentence out a bit:

I sentence you both to twenty lashes.

What this means is that the two of you get identical sentences. And I submit it conveys the meaning even better than:

I sentence each of you to twenty lashes.

It is not enough for you to state your case, sirrah; you have to prove it.

Joan


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