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Supperman (Offline)
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06-06-2011, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by RealJames View Post
Between the two of us:
- there are only two of us
- there are many of us but only the speaker and the person he is speaking to
ex: "Hey Mark, between the two of us we can buy a PS3."

Between two of us:
- any two of the people in a group of more people
ex: (imagine there are 6 people there) "We should be able to cover the bill between two of us." (which two isn't specific)
Oh, I didn't think of the context in which there are 6 persons!
OK, I got it.


Then if there are only two persons, just "I" and "you", the "the" is always necessary, isn't it?
"Just between the two of us"?

Last edited by Supperman : 06-06-2011 at 09:57 AM.
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