[mea] Re: each other / one another
- From: Annalee Greenberg <agreenberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 16:01:23 -0500
I admit that I'm a stickler for the rule; I think, however, that it's one of
those conventions that is quickly losing ground. "Each other" appears to be
used more and more in both contexts.
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Annalee Greenberg
Winnipeg, MB
> From: "Marilyn Morton" <mortzim@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: mea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 15:08:38 -0500
> To: "listserv MEA" <mea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [mea] each other / one another
>
> 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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