[mea] each other / one another
- From: "Marilyn Morton" <mortzim@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "listserv MEA" <mea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 15:08:38 -0500
Hi, fellow MEA members.
I'm curious to know whether the rest of you differentiate between "each other"
and "one another" when you're editing. As you might know, some sources, such as
the Gage Canadian Dictionary and the guide Woe Is I, say it's proper to use
"each other" when referring to two people and "one another" when referring to
more than two. (Paul and David dislike each other. The members of the
department gave gifts to one another.) When you're editing a text where the
author has used the two terms interchangeably, do you change them to conform to
this rule? Maybe your decision depends on the formality of the document?
Just curious. Thanks!
Marilyn
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