Timeline for "Both of" vs. just "both" with mathematical symbols
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| Aug 14, 2012 at 20:05 | vote | accept | Thomas | ||
| Aug 13, 2012 at 20:59 | comment | added | Rory Alsop | Because they are items or objects. Sure, they are imaginary, but then so are ghosts - still nouns :-) | |
| Aug 13, 2012 at 20:55 | comment | added | Thomas | Why are I and I' nouns? | |
| Aug 13, 2012 at 17:05 | comment | added | Rory Alsop | Hahahaha. You may not like it but it is still correct. Your second example also works, but your first one is not common phrasing. | |
| Aug 13, 2012 at 16:52 | comment | added | James Waldby - jwpat7 | Rory, you have still offered no evidence to support your claim that I, I′ being nouns makes a difference. Here is my reasoning: Either of “Both I and I' are...” and “Both of I and I' are...” is acceptable, and the latter sounds better; your “rule” says the latter isn't acceptable; so your “rule” is wrong; hence your answer is wrong and should be downvoted. (By the way, I wouldn't say either phrase, but instead something like “I and I' both are irreducible ideals” or “Ideals I and I' are both irreducible.”) | |
| Aug 13, 2012 at 16:22 | comment | added | Rory Alsop | The cat and dog could have been any nouns - my choice was arbitrary to highlight basic sentence structure. | |
| Aug 13, 2012 at 15:34 | comment | added | James Waldby - jwpat7 | @DanielHarbour, I disagree with Rory, but haven't downvoted, preferring to reserve judgement. Rory, have you got a shred of evidence for what you say, other than the irrelevant cat and dog? | |
| Aug 13, 2012 at 11:27 | comment | added | Daniel Harbour | I agree. I don’t recall ever having seen both of used in mathematical writing. | |
| Aug 13, 2012 at 9:43 | history | answered | Rory Alsop | CC BY-SA 3.0 |