Quote:
Originally Posted by RealJames
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)
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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"?