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• both women were french.
• both the women were french.
• both of the women were french.
• i talked to the women. both of them were french/they were both french.

both

1. used with plural nouns to mean ‘the two’ or ‘the one as well as the other’
• Both women were French.
• Both the women were French.
• Both of the women were French.
• I talked to the women. Both of them were French/They were both French.
• I liked them both.
• We were both tired.
• Both of us were tired.
• We have both seen the movie.
• I have two sisters. Both of them live in London/They both live in London.
• Both (my) sisters live in London.
2. not only… but also…
• Both his mother and his father will be there.
• For this job you will need a good knowledge of both Italian and Spanish.
• This chart provides a comparison of the ways that teenage boys and girls in the UK spend their free time.
• In many cases, the results for boys and girls are virtually the same/identical.
• In many cases, the results for boys are virtually the same as/identical to the results for girls.
• Both boys and girls spend the bulk of their free time with friends.
• Most of the boys do more than two hours of sport a week, as do many of the girls.
• Like many of the girls, most of the boys spend a large part of their free time using the Internet.
• The girls particularly enjoy using social networking websites. Similarly, nearly all the boys said they spent at least two to three hours a week on these sites.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old Norse báthir.